(Salt Lake City, UT) — Numbers for the 2022 wildfire season in Utah show a drastic drop-off in wildfires. Firefighters have so far only had to respond to 181 wildfires, after responding to more than three-hundred fires at this same time in both 2021 and 2020. Both state and federal […]
(Moab, UT) — Campfires are now banned in southeast Utah due to quickly drying conditions. Federal land managers say the new restrictions are a first for Utah. They include bans on metal cutting and welding in vegetated areas and no smoking except in a vehicle or building, on a developed […]
(Camp Williams, UT) — The Utah National Guard is working with the Unified Fire Authority to train for the upcoming wildfire season. Lieutenant Colonel Eric Wiedmeier says calling the Guard is usually a last resort for fire officials, but it pays to be ready for when those calls come in. […]
(Springdale, UT) — Officials say they are worried about the wildfire season this year. At Zion National Park, they predicted it could be bad this year and local fire managers are closing the region to burn permits earlier than before. Washington County closed those yesterday, only allowing people with permits […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state of Utah is renewing an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help prevent wildfires in the state. Governor Cox joined USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in Salt Lake City last week to sign the Shared Stewardship agreement. The state has worked with […]
(Salt Lake County, UT) — Utah state and fire officials are pleading with the public to take extra precautions to prevent wildfires. Executive Director Brian Steed of the Utah Department of Natural Resources was among the state officials who met at Little Dell Reservoir yesterday to discuss wildfire prevention. Lieutenant […]
SALT LAKE CITY — With thousands of visitors expected to spend their Fourth of July weekend enjoying the outdoors, the risk of human-caused wildfire increases. Fire restrictions are in effect across all public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Utah to help reduce the risk of wildfires […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Fire crews are making progress containing several wildfires across Utah despite high temperatures and windy conditions that prompted officials to issue red flag warnings in much of the state. Nearly 300 firefighters on Sunday had contained 10% of the lightning-caused Bear Fire, which had charred […]
The state of Utah is issuing stage one fire restrictions to help reduce the chances of wildfires. The restrictions went into effect early in the morning of June 10. According to the new restrictions smoking in now prohibited outdoors except in enclosed areas or vehicles, and restrictions on open burning, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several wildfires are burning in Utah amid hot, dry conditions and with most of the state mired in extreme drought. The largest blaze is one that started Tuesday in central Utah near the town of Price that was about 3 square miles (8 square kilometers) […]
