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Early wildfire season? Why there's cause for concern as springtime approaches
Brush fires that burned 11 acres in Spanish Fork and 89 acres near Springville last week may not have been fluke incidents but a sign that wildfire season has come early this year. Despite both fires being believed to be human-caused, officials say the incidents indicate that current conditions are ripe for wildfires — even though spring has yet to formally arrive. "It just shows that fuel moisture is low out there, and that if the conditions are right, any wildfire can grow into a multiacre wildfire," said Karl Hunt, a spokesman for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State ...
