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Target shooting banned in Weber County to prevent wildfires

A week after target shooting ignited a wildfire that shuttered a Weber County reservoir and forced evacuations at Powder Mountain resort, officials in the county have temporarily banned recreational shooting to prevent future fires.

County officials on Thursday enacted fire restrictions aimed solely at target shooting. The ban affects all unincorporated private land in addition to all state lands in Weber County east of Avon Pass Road, west of Powder Mountain Road and north of 5400 North in Liberty.

Fire officials ordered the restriction because of weather forecasts and the potential for “extremely high” fire danger in the county.