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Show BLM Fire Control Program Beginning As Hot Weather Dries Out Grasses Two weekend fires occurred oc-curred on national resource re-source lands, reports Robert E. Turri, Fire Control Officer for the Monticello District, Bureau Bu-reau of Land Management. Manage-ment. Both were man-caused. man-caused. The first fire, 40 acres in size, was six miles south of Blanding adjacent to Highway US-163. US-163. It was contained through immediate action ac-tion by the Blanding Vol - unteer Fire Department and State Fire Warden John Baker. A BLM pumper and crew assisted as-sisted with mopup operations. op-erations. The second fire occurred oc-curred on the Colorado River just below West-water West-water Canyon. About 80 acres of cottonwood and brush burned. A BLM pumper and crew was dispatched to the fire from Moab. The fire was apparently caused by careless campers. Mr. Turri announced that in an effort to respond re-spond to calls from the public concerning fires, the BLM will have a man at the BLM office in Monticello during the afternoon and early evening ev-ening on weekends and holidays until the critical criti-cal fire season diminishes. dimin-ishes. To report a fire. call 801-587-2247. Mr. Turrie predicts that the fire season will intensify during July and August, ana he requests cooperation from the public in preventing and reporting fires. |