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Show Fire Dangers Could Increase With Warm Spell The 1967 fire season has been much less severe in southwestern Utah than the previous years, according to Supervisor Jack B. Shumate of the Dixie National Forest. Fire dispatcher Arliss Jensen reports that there have been only three fires on the Dixie National Forest to date this season. Last year at this time Forest Service crews had taken action on over sixty fires. The long cold spring, which brought considerable moisture to this area, has resulted in an increase in growth of annual an-nual grasses that have added to the forest fuels already on the ground. A few weeks of dry weather could result in a drastic change in the fire situation. For this reason, all fire control agencies in this area are asking that residents and users of wildlands continue con-tinue to exercise care in their use of fire. With July 24 celebrations! rapidly approaching, Mr. Shumate Shu-mate stated that all National Forest lands are closed to the use of fireworks. Setting off of any type of fireworks, including in-cluding sparklers, within the National Forest is prohibited. Campers from southwestern Utah going to other parts of Utah or the Intermountain area should exercise extreme caution in their use of fire since much of the country has not received as much precipitation precipi-tation as this area. It is suggested that these campers stop in at Forest Service, Bureau Bur-eau of Land Management, or Utah State Fire Control offices of-fices in the vicinity of their destination to become familiar with the local fire restrictions. |