(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 […]
On July 8, just after 2:00 p.m., Millard County Dispatch received notification of a fire near Halfway Hill between Fillmore and Meadow in Millard County. During the efforts of suppressing and investigating the fire, Millard County Deputies and State and Federal Fire Investigators developed leading information that the fire was […]
Three large fires started in Millard county on July 8, two wildfires and one structure fire. According to Utah Fire Info, the Halfway Hill Fire is burning in the Sand Rock Ridge and Pine Creek area near Filmore. As of the evening of July 8 the fire has burned 425 […]
(Kane County, UT) — Crews are gaining more ground on the Left Fork Fire burning in Kane County. Authorities report the fire is now 40-percent contained and has held steady at 42-hundred acres. More than 700 firefighters remain in the area. Crews are using drones to send personnel to hot […]
(Dixie National Forest, UT) — Fire managers say containment of a wildfire in southern Utah will grow thanks to favorable weather. The Left Fork Fire has burned more than 42-hundred acres in the Dixie National Forest since it was first reported on June 18th. Containment is still just five-percent, but […]
(Kanab, UT) — Firefighters are struggling to gain control of a growing wildfire in southern Utah. The Left Fork Fire has grown to over 46-hundred acres while containment remains at five-percent. The fire began as a prescribed burn in April and has flared up twice since then. No injuries have […]
(Alton, UT) — Kane County authorities are letting people who live in a mountain community go back home with escorts to get belongings out of their homes. There are about 100 cabins in the evacuation zone in Alton that were evacuated on Tuesday as a result of the Left Fork […]
(Kanab, UT) — The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is recommending the evacuation of homes and cabins in the area of the Left Fork Fire. The Sheriff’s Office said yesterday that residents of the Bryce Woodlands Estates area near Kanab should leave after the wildfire escaped fire lines on the southwest […]
(Juab County, UT) — Juab County officials are blaming dragging vehicle chains for sparking a wildfire. The Dutson Gire burned brush along I-15 near mile marker 233 Tuesday. Firefighters contained the fire after it burned roughly 30 acres. Authorities are reminding truckers and other drivers to secure chains on their […]
