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Spencer Cox: “When a fire starts, right, because it's drier than it's ever…”

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Gov. Spencer Cox announces temporary statewide fireworks restrictions

Published | Video Starts at 18:23

We know again that these fires are mostly human caused and we've stretched our firefighting resources to the limit. I just want to share this again as well. When a fire starts, right, because it's drier than it's ever been, we have to respond with more resources than we would normally respond to. This fire behind us, you can see that happened. It's a miracle that this fire got out. The Huntsman Cancer Institute, that fire was burning within 100ft. (18:23–18:32)

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Asserts that due to extreme dryness, more resources are needed to respond to fires.

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