Dry conditions in southwest Utah prompted state officials to implement fire restriction on lands in southwest Utah beginning Friday.
The majority of lands impacted are in Washington, Iron, Beaver, Kane and Garfield counties, according to a joint news release from state fire officials, including the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, the Bureau of Land Management, Dixie National Forest, the National Parks Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The restrictions mean people are no longer allowed to ignite, build or maintain a fire outside a fire structure and are prohibited from burning trash. Discharging fireworks and detonating explosives or like devices also are banned during the restricted period, as well as using an internal or external combustion engine without a spark arrested device.