(Millard County, UT) — Wildfire crews are working to put out a small fire burning near Scipio. The Long Canyon Fire started Sunday night after lightning sparked timber and grass. Incident managers have not said how big the fire is, and so far haven’t reported any damage to homes or […]
LITTLEFIELD, Ariz. (AP) — A 9-mile (14.5-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 15 across the corner of northwestern Arizona reopened to traffic Tuesday after a 5 1/2-hour overnight closure due to a brush fire. The closure occurred Monday night north of Mesquite, Nevada, and south of St. George, Utah. The Arizona Department […]
Around 5:00 p.m. on July 7, authorities responded to a new wildfire burning in Sevier County. The Willow Creek Fire is burning a few miles south of Mayfield. With the quick response of air & ground resources, the Willow Creek Fire was held to 48 acres. Federal & state crews, along […]
On July 2, a new wildfire started burning in Millard county. The Monk Springs fire is believed to have been started by a lightning strike and is burning about six miles Southeast of Kanosh. As of July 5, the fire has burned 170 acres and is 70 percent contained. There […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A family member has identified the victims of a plane crash in Utah last week as a Montana woman and her 6-year-old granddaughter. Alexandria Seigel of Havre tells KSTU-TV in Salt Lake City that her mother, Virginia Siegel, and her daughter, Elise Lawrence, were in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A small plane crash that killed two people has also sparked a wildfire west of Salt Lake City. State fire officials say the fire south of Grantsville had torched less than one square mile as of Sunday morning. The crash happened Thursday night, when a […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — A wildfire sparked by an abandoned campfire is forcing evacuations south of Moab. KTVX reports the evacuations are mandatory for all private property on the east side of Geyser Pass. They were ordered after the fire called the fire breached a road. Four primary buildings and […]
Effective at 5:00 p.m. June 10 a mandatory evacuation is in effect for Aspen Cove in Schofield. The evacuation is due to extreme fire behavior and winds pushing the Bennion Creek Fire towards the community. All residence are asked to leave immediately and the public is asked to remain clear […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A wildfire in southern Utah triggered an evacuation of almost 300 homes and had burned within a mile of some structures as strong winds threatened to fan the uncontrolled blaze. The fire south of the village of Mammoth Creek near Cedar City was burning in […]
Update: Apr. 7 As of the morning of Apr. 7 the fire is 25% contained and has burned roughly 700 acres. It was determined that this fire was caused by a legal permitted burn. The person followed the instructions with one exception, they failed to make sure the burn was […]
