SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have reopened a state highway in southwest Utah that had been closed due to threats from one of a half-dozen wildfires burning across the state. Bureau of Land Management officials said Friday firefighters made good progress overnight on the Black Mountain Fire, which is […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildfires burning in Utah have destroyed at least three homes and are threatening about a dozen others. The homes were destroyed Wednesday by the Fruitland Shed fire burning in Duchense County southeast of Salt Lake City. That 20-acre (8-hectare) fire is estimated to be 75 […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Homeowners in Utah are returning to the charred remains of 10 buildings destroyed by wildfire in Moab, while police investigate the source of the blaze. Continued hot, dry and windy weather prompted federal and state land managers to tighten fire restrictions Friday in several southeastern Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire destroyed eight homes in the southern Utah tourist town of Moab. Moab city officials said in a news release Tuesday night that the fire started Tuesday night in a wooded area near an apartment complex. The blaze also destroyed two parking […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a raccoon that got into the power lines was the culprit for a small brush fire overnight in Weber County. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Riverdale fire chief Jared Sholly said Monday that the raccoon set himself on fire on accident and then fell […]
UPDATE: The fire has now grown to 16,837 acres on Friday, according to officials. 415 firefighters are working on battling the blaze and have gained 59% containment. — The fire continued to grow with only 10 percent containment on June 14. Officials report over 9,554 burned Thursday morning. There are […]
UPDATE: As of Friday afternoon, the fire grew to 878 acres Thursday, but may have slowed its advance on East Mountain. There are currently 208 personnel on the fire, with 12 engines, four helicopters and four air tankers. — Forest Service officials say a prescribed fire in Emery county has turned into […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Public land managers in southwestern Utah are imposing new fire restrictions due to high temperatures and drought conditions adding up to a potential for dangerous wildfires. Nick Howell with the federal Bureau of Land Management’s Color Country District says projections indicate that June is probably […]
VERNAL, Utah (AP) — Officials say they expect full containment of wildfire in northeastern Utah by Thursday night. The Deseret News reports the wildfire began Saturday afternoon about 20 miles (32.2 kilometers) north of Vernal and wildlife officials say it has consumed 0.81 square miles (2.1 square kilometers). Bureau of Land Management […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Firefighters in central Utah are making progress on a 100-acre wildfire that closed a mine in a national forest about 100 miles southeast of Provo. Authorities believe a campfire lit by recreationists sparked the blaze reported Friday afternoon about 15 miles northwest of Huntington. Officials for […]
