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 […]
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 […]
