Wildfires

The latest Utah news from Monday evening, June 7, 2021.

The latest Utah news from Monday evening, May 31, 2021.

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.

There’s been an uptick in human caused fires in Utah and officials are asking the public for help in preventing more.

The latest Utah news from Tuesday evening, May 25, 2021.

Unified Fire Authority officials said canyons are a wildfire risk for some Salt Lake County residents. They’re urging communities to prepare for the upcoming season.

Utah’s official fire season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. Here’s a round-up of helpful information to guide you through it.

Yes, 2020 was the year of COVID. But here’s a timeline of the other interesting stuff that happened in Utah last year too.

Governors across the West are asking for federal support to ensure that wildfire restoration becomes a priority, just like wildfire suppression and mitigation efforts.

Correcting mistakes of the past is often tougher than it sounds. Almost two decades later, those involved in responding to the Rodeo-Chediski Fire say they’re still learning what it will take to get ahead of wildfires, and the effects they have on headwater forests.

Across the West, the increasing prevalence of invasive plants, and the growing influence of climate change, is changing the relationship between vast rangelands, drought, and wildfire.

For many communities in the West, the water that flows out of kitchen faucets and bathroom showerheads starts high up in the mountains, as snowpack tucked under canopies of spruce and pine trees. This summer’s record-breaking wildfires have reduced some of those headwater forests to burnt trees and heaps of ash.