The Monroe Canyon Fire in Sevier County continues to grow. As of this afternoon the fire is listed at 5,028 acres and is zero percent contained. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, several small planes and a helicopter are helping with firefighting efforts due to emergency communications towers and […]
A new wildfire is burning in Sevier County. According to the Utah Fire Info website, the Monroe Canyon Fire started Sunday afternoon and has already burned 1,250 acres. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, the fire is burning “right in Monroe Canyon and the roads are closed.” Cabin owners […]
(Pine Valley, UT) — The Forsyth Fire that forced evacuations in three Utah communities has grown to nearly 13-thousand acres and is 32 percent contained. The U.S. Forest Service says natural features like rock bands and meadows are helping slow the fire’s spread. Firefighters continue mop-up operations in the fire’s […]
(Pine Valley, UT) — Residents of Pine Valley, Grass Valley, and Grassy Flats will be allowed to return home starting at 10:00 a.m. today as evacuation orders are downgraded from “Go” to “Set” status. Only residents will be allowed past the soft road closure, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s […]
(Pine Valley, UT) — The Forsyth Fire has expanded to more than 82-hundred acres with zero containment as firefighters enter their seventh day battling the blaze. Thirteen homes were destroyed early on, and evacuation orders remain in effect for Pine Valley and Grass Valley. Residents in Pinto are advised to […]
(Hatch, UT) — Another Southern Utah wildfire has burned nearly 16-thousand acres near Bryce Canyon National Park. Officials said yesterday that more than 600 people are working to control the France Canyon Fire in Dixie National Forest. The fire is ten-percent contained, and firefighters were working to strengthen containment lines […]
(Sevier, UT) — A wildfire burning an hour north of Cedar City is nearing full containment. Officials announced this past weekend management was being handed over to a local incident team because crews have reached 88 percent containment on the Silver King Fire. Firefighters will have to stay at the […]
(Beaver, UT) — Containment is growing on a wildfire in Beaver County. Officials say the Sheep Rock Fire was 40-percent contained as of yesterday after crews were able to set up perimeters. The fire has not grown in size and remains at 77 acres, while investigators noted there is very […]
(Escalante, UT) — The Deer Springs Fire is 100-percent contained. Officials at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument say key areas are now reopened that were closed for most of July as crews fought the wildfire. The fire started on July 7th and grew quickly, burning almost nine-thousand acres on the first […]
(Beaver, UT) — A wildfire burning near Beaver prompted power shutoffs yesterday. Dubbed the “Sheep Rock Fire”, authorities say it’s burned at least 77 acres of land so far, and it began on private property. The shutoff caused 400 customers to lose power near Minersville last night, but power has […]
