Fire restrictions lifted across most of state

Effective midnight Wednesday, fire restrictions across much of Utah will be lifted.

The Utah Interagency Fire Center said restrictions will be rescinded on many state, federal and private lands with a few exceptions. They include:

• Tooele County and west of Interstate 15 in Utah and Box Elder Counties.

• Along the Colorado River from Dewey Bridge on Highway 128 to the west end of Highway 279.

Fire restrictions have already been lifted in the Ashley National Forest, but rangers are encouraging people to use caution when outdoors.

The restrictions lifted include campfires and smoking outside a car or a building. Fireworks, ammunition and other incendiary devices remain prohibited.

Ashley National Forest officials said conditions are still dry at lower elevations. The area recently was devastated by the Neola North Fire, a wildfire that killed three men and destroyed more than a dozen homes and properties.