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Fire restrictions to be implemented Saturday; fireworks discharge banned outside of city, town limits in Weber County
Continued dry conditions throughout the state with few prospects of relief are set to culminate in statewide fire restrictions. Thursday afternoon, Weber Fire District Deputy Chief David Reed notified the Standard-Examiner that the state of Utah will be implementing fire restrictions statewide, effective at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. This comes as the Fourth of July commercial fireworks discharge period looms. "All state and unincorporated county lands, effective June 28, will be in Stage 1 fire restrictions, and that will include no fireworks for any state lands or unincorporated county ...