(Parowan, UT) — Multiple wildfires continue to burn in several parts of Utah. A total of five fires have now burned about 60 acres. In Iron County, evacuation orders have been lifted as crews get a better handle on the Christy Lane Fire which is burning near Summit. It’s now […]
(St. George, UT) — Experts think we’ll see an increase in wildfires over the next two months. The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands tell KUTV that poor snowfall and a statewide drought will make things worse. Fires are likely to start in both high and low elevation […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Drought conditions across Utah could lead to a very dangerous fire season and officials are trying to prepare. 2-News says crews are getting requests to deploy so they can be ready at a moment’s notice. Local firefighters have already been sent to help with fires […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands has released a digital map showing areas at high risk for wildfires. A law, passed earlier this year, aims to help mitigate fires in Wildland Urban Interface areas, where proximity to homes and infrastructure increases the […]
(Undated) — Governor Spencer Cox has declared a state of emergency as wildfires have burned over 115-thousand acres across Utah this year. The order, effective immediately and lasting 30 days, allows all available state resources to combat the ongoing fires. Utah has experienced 695 fires so far, with nearly 103 […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — All of Utah is under expanded fire restrictions. They went into effect on Saturday as the state continues battling numerous wildfires. Under the Stage One Restrictions, campfires aren’t allowed outside of approved campgrounds or homesites with running water. Shooting of exploding targets or tracer ammunition […]
(Pine Valley, UT) — Governor Cox is urging Utahns to be extra vigilant to help prevent wildfires during the summer months. The governor was in Pine Valley with other state and local officials yesterday to give an update on the Forsyth Fire. The fire had burned over 56-hundred acres as […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox wants Utah to be ready for wildfires this season. He signed an executive order yesterday establishing the Working Group on Wildfire Management. It will be made up of the heads of several state agencies, including the Division of Forestry and the Department […]
(Grand County, UT) — The Prairie Fire that is north of I-70 is getting more fuel from local terrain. A recent estimate is that the fire that was sparked by lightning Monday has burned about two thousand acres near the Utah-Colorado border. Firefighters say winds Monday pushed the blaze into […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State officials are voicing growing concerns about the threat of wildfires in Utah this summer. Experts say a wet winter had caused more vegetation growth than usual, and with a hot and dry summer in the forecast, that vegetation will become wildfire fuel once it […]
