Uintah Basin Standard | 1957-06-20 | Page 7 | Fire Proclamation Issued by Forest Official

Fire proclamation Issued By forest official According to the provisions of a proclamation issued today by State Forester J. Whitney it will be unlawful to set on fire any material on any forest land grass Stubble or hay land without first securing a permit to do The proclamation effects a from June 10 to October Floyd said failure to secure a permit constitutes a criminal punishable by fine or imprisonment or in addition to making the person responsible liable for costs of the fire and In the proclamation it is pointed out that the forests and watersheds of Utah occupy a vital place in the state's economy and are extremely vulnerable to fire Recent heavy rainfall has contributed to rank in growth of annual vegetation which as it during the summer will provide explosive fire conductor between major forest and watershed Floyd indicated that such a usually closes the season on June but because of cooj moist conditions the 1957 proclamation was delayed 10 days to make it coincide with the advent of hot dry fire In addition to requiring a permit set on fire flammable materials on all including your the closed season also makes it unlawful for anyone to start a campfire in an unsafe area or to leave a camp fire Information concerning the issuing of permits and the Utah fire laws may be secured from county county fire federal conservation and employees of the Utah Board of Forestry and Fire