Wildfire Season

Communities across the West typically have wildfire plans. They lay out how to evacuate, where to send people and what to do. But those may need an update.

The latest Utah news from Friday evening, October 23, 2020.

This year has already been a historic fire season for Utah, and it’s not even halfway through it.As of Monday, 82% of wildfires in the state have been…

Wednesday evening, June 24, 2020State Auditor On Utah Colleges And Unreasonable FeesMandatory fees at at least two of Utah’s public universities have been…

ST. GEORGE — The past week was a blur for firefighter Mike Melton.Over five days, he’d responded to six fires as a Southwest regional manager for the Utah…

As the U.S. Forest Service prepares for the wildfire season, it must also confront COVID-19. Already the agency's put a stop to prescribed burning. And...

Monday morning, March 30, 2020Governor Signs 151 BillsGov. Gary Herbert signed 151 bills over the weekend. They included a ban on all elective abortions…

Utah’s fire season is officially over following last month’s winter storms.The annual fire season technically ends on Oct. 31, as defined by state law.…

Updated 9:13 a.m. MST 11/15/19The closed fire season in Southwest Utah has been extended until Nov. 30 due to unprecedented conditions across the region,…

Updated 2:45 p.m. MDT 10/07/19:Utah’s 2019 fire season has been a mild one, according to the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.The total…

The word wildfire tends to invoke fear, but some wildfires are actually good. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the Peavine and Poison Canyon fires…

A recent heat wave and an abundance of fire-prone plant material is prompting state officials to warn residents in Northern Utah about wildfire risk posed…