(San Juan County, UT) — The Babylon Fire has more than doubled in size and is now burning more than 38-thousand acres in southeastern Utah. Fire officials say the wildfire remains zero-percent contained after strong winds pushed the flames to the northeast. The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park remains […]
(Grand Junction, CO) — Three U.S. Wildland Fire Service firefighters were killed while battling wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border. Officials say two other crew members were injured and remain hospitalized after Saturday’s firefighting efforts. The Knowles and Gore fires have since merged into the larger Snyder Fire, which has burned […]
(Blanding, UT) — The Babylon Fire has forced National Park officials to close Canyonlands National Park. The fire is burning near Blanding and is moving toward the park. All visitors in the Needles district need to evacuate and all of the reservations at the Needles campground are now cancelled. No […]
(Beaver, UT) — The Cottonwood Fire continues to burn out of control and is currently America’s largest wildfire. It’s now up to about 94-thousand acres with zero containment. The week-old fire has destroyed multiple homes and part of the Eagle Point Resort. State Highway 153 remains closed in both directions. […]
A new wildfire is burning in Central Utah. The Wild Goose Fire is estimated at 9,000 acres and is burning southeast of Scipio. Evacuations have been ordered for the Gap area, Maple Hollow and Maple Grove Campgrounds. Scipio is now in Ready Status. Highway 50 is closed between Scipio and […]
A new wildfire is burning in Juab County. In post to the Juab County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page it was shared the fire “sparked up in the Southwest side of SR-36. Due to the fire, power has been shut off in the area, affecting Eureka and Tintic Junction.” SR-36 has […]
(Beaver County, UT) — Federal officials have approved emergency funding to help battle the Cottonwood Fire burning east of Beaver. FEMA authorized a Fire Management Assistance Grant after determining the wildfire posed a major disaster threat. The human-caused fire has burned more than 31-thousand acres since Monday and remains zero-percent […]
(Juab County, UT) — Firefighters continue battling the Iron Fire, which has burned more than 24-thousand acres across Juab, Utah and Tooele counties. As of late last night, the wildfire remains zero-percent contained after growing rapidly over the weekend and forcing evacuations in the town of Eureka and nearby ranch […]
(Beaver County, UT) — Evacuations have been ordered as firefighters battle the Cottonwood Fire in Beaver County. The wildfire started yesterday in the Fishlake National Forest near Cottonwood Campground off State Route 153 and had grown to about 50 acres by early evening. Emergency officials ordered evacuations for the Hi-Lo […]
A fire in Salt Lake City that’s burning above the University of Utah is now moving further away from homes. While the firefight remains dynamic, a shelter-in-place order was lifted last night. At last check, the so-called Bonneville Fire was about 500 acres in size and containment was at five-percent. […]
