U.S. Forest Service faces lawsuit over wildfire damage from Pole Creek fire

Property owner faults agency for not putting out two remote fires in 2018 when it had the chance.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune ) An air tanker air drops fire retardant on the Pole Creek fire in September 2018. The Forest Service's decision to not immediately put out the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires is now the subject of a lawsuit filed by property owners seeking damages from the federal government.

U.S. Forest Service faces lawsuit over wildfire damage from Pole Creek fire

Property owner faults agency for not putting out two remote fires in 2018 when it had the chance.

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