Letter: Permits should be required for wilderness access
We read about and see smoke from the Neffs Fire, first reported on Sept. 22 and now burning over 60 acres. According to FOX 13, officials have assigned 131 personnel to contain the fire, and their resources include four helicopters, four fixed-wing aircraft and five engines. Containment was 20% as of Sunday.According to Utah Fire Information, last year Utah had 1,027 wildfires with 67% of them human-caused.A Public Lands Protection Permit may be a start to remind people of the dangers of wildern
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