Prescribed burns are canceled in Utah and across the West as coronavirus meets wildfire season

(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) A fast-moving wildfire broke out on the mountainside in the Kaysville/Fruit Heights area in September 2019. The coronavirus is complicating plans to battle wildfires this year.

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