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Five rural Utah counties are demanding better federal forest management to prevent wildfires.

Officials highlight the Monroe Canyon Fire as a call for balanced land management practices.

The resolution urges maintaining tree density and diversity, vegetation clearing, and prescribed burns to reduce fire risks.

RICHFIELD — Five rural counties in Utah are demanding change in federal management of forests in the wake of the rampant wildfires this year.

One only needs to look at the Monroe Canyon Fire near Richfield, which is among the biggest wildfires in the United States, to underscore the reality of what is happening in the West.

Landscapes are charred, and evacuations are becoming more commonplace.

Some elected officials in Utah are

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