(1) The division shall abate the public nuisance caused by wildfire on state-owned forest, range, watershed, and wildland urban interface lands.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 65A-8-210

  • Division: means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Wildland: means an area where:
         (9)(a) development is essentially non-existent, except for roads, railroads, powerlines, or similar transportation facilities; and
         (9)(b) structures, if any, are widely scattered. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
  • Wildland fire: means a fire that consumes:
         (10)(a) wildland; or
         (10)(b) wildland-urban interface, as defined in Section 65A-8a-102. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
(2) State agencies responsible for the administration of state-owned lands shall recognize the need for providing wildland fire protection and the responsibility for reducing the risk of wildfire through appropriate wildfire prevention, preparedness, and mitigation actions.