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Rocky Mountain Power dumps wildfire plan after it draws fire from state foresters

The plan used 2010 census data, 2014 fuels data and 2017 climate data, likely lowballing the fire risk.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A helicopter makes drops on a wildfire east of Tooele. Friday July 27, 2018. Utah's largest electric utility, Rocky Mountain Power, had to pull back its wildfire management plan after foresters from the state pointed out weaknesses.