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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Algunos residentes de habla hispana tuvieron que esperar hasta que residentes bilingües colgaran información sobre las evacuaciones en las redes sociales. Ahora, el condado busca implementar un sistema de alerta de urgencias bilingüe.
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Some Spanish-speaking residents had to wait until bilingual speakers posted updates about evacuations on social media. Now, the county is looking at implementing a bilingual emergency alert system.
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A catalytic converter started an aggressive wildfire off the side of I-80 near the Lamb’s Canyon exit Saturday afternoon.
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Utah’s Fire Season Has Been Quiet So Far This Year, But Officials Say We’re Not Out Of The Woods YetThere’s been almost a 40% drop in human-caused fires in Utah this year. That combined with recent storms in Southern Utah has led to a “quieter” season.
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Health officials are saying it’s unsafe for everyone to be outside this weekend because of wildfire smoke blanketing Northern Utah. The smoke is coming from wildfires burning in California though, not Utah.
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Severe wildfires across the West have prompted the nation’s top fire agency to increase its preparedness level to the highest and most critical stage — the earliest the agency has done so in a decade.
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Fireworks are now on sale for the summer holidays while sellers deal with pandemic-related supply problems and a focus on fireworks amid Utah’s historic drought.