(Beaver, UT) — Experts say today’s dry, breezy weather conditions could cause the ongoing Little Twist wildfire near Beaver to intensify and grow. Fire crews are currently setting up barriers and are also using aircraft to combat the blaze, and the area remains closed to the public. The fire initially […]
(Beaver, UT) — A prescribed burn near Beaver has grown into a wildfire. Officials have named it the “Little Twist” fire, but say the blaze is yet to spread outside the boundaries of the prescribed burn. Fire crews are working to contain the fire, and are asking people to avoid […]
Successful burning operations in the South Beaver area wrapped up Saturday night. In a news release from the U.S. Forest Service it was shared, “in total, 3,370 acres (just over 5.25 square miles) of mixed conifer trees, aspen trees, Gamble oak, pinyon trees, and juniper trees were treated in a […]
The Fremont River Ranger District, Fishlake National Forest plans to implement a prescribed fire in the Clear Creek Drainage Area in Wayne County. Last Chance Porcupine Prescribed Fire Project starts May 17. The project will compromise two units in the Last Chance area and three units in the West Tidwell, […]
The Fishlake National Forest and the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands plan to prescribe burn approximately 7,500 acres of a variety of different kinds of vegetation. The project started Sept. 7 and will run through Nov. 20 in Sevier County east of Salina between I-70 and Accord […]
(Kanab, UT) — Residents in some southern Utah towns may start seeing smoke today. That’s because Kaibab National Forest officials will begin a prescribed burn in the Jolly Sink Unit near Jacob Lake, Arizona. Those living in Kanab could start seeing smoke, as well as those in Fredonia in the […]
The Beaver Ranger District is set to implement a prescribed burn roughly eleven miles east of Beaver. The treatment planned consists of approximately 250 acres of piles of Forest Service administered lands in the Britt’s Meadow area. Ignitions are set to start on Oct. 26 and burning will last through […]
The Fishlake National Forest – Richfield Ranger District in partnership with the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands is set to implement a prescribed fire between Deep Lake and Signal Peak on Monroe Mountain in Sevier County. Hand and aerial ignitions are expected to start on Oct. 20 […]
Richfield Ranger District plans to burn 500 acres near Annabella Reservoir, as part of the Monroe Mountain Aspen Ecosystems Restoration Project, located in Sevier County and approximately five miles east of Annabella. The Fishlake National Forest plans to take advantage of the current site conditions and utilize patches of snow […]
