SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s wildfire season has broken records for the number of human-caused fires and the costs to taxpayers. During a presentation of the Utah State Legislature’s powerful Executive Appropriations Committee, the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands said it has battled more than 1,300 […]
BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah-Thursday morning, three lightning-caused fires which started overnight grew in Box Elder County. The Pelpin, Matlin and Bar H fires were each reported Wednesday evening. All of them are burning northwest of the Great Salt Lake in the remote portion of Box Elder County. Utah Wildfire gave […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Friday morning, Utah Wildfire shared an update on the controlled burn being conducted by the Heber-Kamas Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the upper Provo River area. Per Utah Wildfire, 2,000 acres of this 6,000-acre burn unit have been burned since the burn commenced Wednesday morning. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A wind-fueled wildfire in foothills east of Layton is threatening some homes. Utah wildfire officials said Monday afternoon that the fire was about 50 acres (20 hectares) and growing amid high winds in foothills east Layton near the smaller city of Fruit Heights. Layton city […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah State Forester Brian Cottam says the state’s wildfire season appears to be over and that it is adding up to be Utah’s most expensive ever. KSL-TV reports that Cottam told the Utah Executive Appropriations Committee that firefighting costs this year will total $1150 million. That total […]
WASATCH COUNTY- Friday, 8:20 pm Friday, word from Utah Wildfire emerged that changes will be made to a key evacuation zone from the Dollar Ridge Fire Saturday morning. At 8:00 am Saturday, Evacuation Zone W-1 will move from mandatory evacuation status to pre-evacuation status. Under this new ruling, residents and […]
DUCHESNE COUNTY, Utah-Thursday, reports surfaced that the Dollar Ridge Fire reached 60 percent containment Wednesday, per a report from Utah Wildfire. Thursday 10:45 am Fire crews lifted some pre-evacuation area restrictions, per an order from the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, Utah Wildfire reported. Thursday 9:48 am Fire crews had another […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah Sunday-11:39 AM A report from ABC 4 Utah in Salt Lake City confirms the Deer Creek Fire is 100 percent contained and all roads in the area have been reopened. Friday-6:25 PM A report from KPCW Radio confirms the Deer Creek Fire is now at 60 percent […]
DUCHESNE COUNTY, Utah-As Monday progresses, many of the problems circling around the Dollar Ridge Fire are beginning to be alleviated. The biggest news in regard to the blaze thus far comes from Jenny Hardman, the morning traffic reporter on KUTV 2 News in Salt Lake City as she reports U.S. […]
SEVIER COUNTY, Utah-Per the latest information on the Willow Patch fire, released Monday at 8:45 am MDT, the blaze is 50 percent contained and has burned 4,711 acres thus far as reported by KUTV-Channel 2 of Salt Lake City and Utah Wildfire. This fire started Friday June 29 as of […]
