Federal judge tosses out Utah wildfire lawsuit

Ruling vindicates Forest Service’s decision to not put out Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires before they blew up.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Smokey skies near Woodland Hills are preventing the air attack on the Pole Creek fire, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. A federal judge last week threw out a lawsuit attacking Forest Service policies blamed for letting Pole Creek and another fire get out of control and spread onto private land.

Federal judge tosses out Utah wildfire lawsuit

Ruling vindicates Forest Service’s decision to not put out Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires before they blew up.

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