The latest on active fires that are at least 100 acres large and/or have forced evacuations.
- Sept. 10, 2023 @ 10:20 a.m.: There are currently no red flag warnings in Utah.
A real-time source of all active wildfires and projects across Utah, which is regularly updated by state fire officials.
2023 Wildfire Stats:
As of Sept. 13, there have been 687 total wildfires in Utah, burning more than 14,900 acres so far this year. Nearly 40% were human-caused. Three hundred and fourteen of those fires were determined to be caused by lightning. In 2022, at this time, there were 878 fires, down from the 1,060 fires during the same period in 2021.
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“With it being so dry and with the fuels just ready to go, we're pretty much issuing red flag warnings almost every day at this point,” said Mark Miller, a National Weather service meteorologist who forecasts for southeast Utah. -
Officials in Salt Lake City are replacing their traditional explosive extravaganza with a drone light show. Flagstaff, Arizona, plans another laser light show like the one that replaced fireworks last year.
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Many current and former wildland firefighters ask themselves this question: What does all this smoke, dust and ash I’ve been breathing for months on end mean for my health?
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Emergency personnel in Southwest Utah are already battling frequent fires as the extra grass and brush that grew during the wet spring are providing more fire fuel as they dry out.
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“A lot can change between now and the heart of summer,” said Jon Meyer, the assistant state climatologist at the Utah Climate Center.
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Of the 26 wildfires that started over the weekend, all but three of them were human-caused. There are five still burning.
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Wildfires are increasingly threatening Utah homes and communities. Here are some things to help you prepare.
