(Beaver, UT) — Crews are working to get a wildfire in southern Utah under control. Officials explained the Thompson Ridge Fire southeast of Beaver grew to more than 72-hundred acres as of yesterday afternoon but with zero-percent containment. The blaze started on August 4th following a lightning strike. More than […]
(Beaver, UT) — A wildfire north of Cedar City continues to grow as firefighters develop a plan of attack. The Thompson Ridge Fire near Beaver started on Friday and burned roughly five acres when it was discovered. But, the fire has now scorched about 250 acres as of yesterday morning […]
(Birdseye, UT) — Two Utah County firefighters had to be hospitalized after they became overheated while working to put out a brush fire that was started by a lightning strike. It happened near Birdseye on Monday, which was the hottest day of the year so far in Utah. One of […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — A wildfire is burning in Zion National Park. The blaze the National Park Service has named the Cedar Hill Fire started sometime before 8 p.m. yesterday in the southwestern section of the park. Wildland firefighters from the Park Service, BLM, Color Country Interagency Fire Center, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been arrested on accusations he started a wildfire while trying to burn a spider with his lighter. A probable cause statement says 26-year-old Cory Allan Martin told deputies that he spotted the spider Monday while he was in a hiking area […]
(St. George, UT) — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals officials want the four men who started the Halfway Hill Fire in Millard County to face animal cruelty charges. Michael Patti, Darri DeWolfe, Talon Kessler and Tyler Smith are facing charges for starting the blaze. The fire has scorched […]
(Millard County, UT) — Crews in Millard County are continuing to gain ground on the Halfway Hill Fire. Authorities say the wildfire is 62-percent contained after burning close to 12-thousand acres. Close to four-hundred firefighters remain on the front lines. Officials say the fire could be fully contained during the […]
(Springdale, UT) — Roads through Zion National Park are back open amid an ongoing wildfire. Officials closed Kolob Terrace Road between State Route 9 and the Lava Point area to allow for firefighters to contain the blaze. The road was reopened with a pilot car guiding traffic beyond the Kolob […]
(Springdale, UT) — Firefighters are monitoring a wildfire that’s burned more than 20 acres at Zion National Park. Officials closed Kolob Terrace Road last night after the fire was reported late in the afternoon. Firefighters from the National Park Service and partner agencies were responding to the fire last night.
(Millard County, CO) — Firefighters are gaining ground on a wildfire burning in Millard County. Fire officials say containment of the Halfway Hill Fire increased to five-percent yesterday. The fire near Fillmore has burned more than ten-thousand acres since it was first reported last Friday. An abandoned campfire caused the […]
