The latest on active fires that are at least 100 acres large and/or have forced evacuations.
Oct. 21, 2024 @ 2:04 p.m.:
- The Yellow Lake fire, burning southeast of Mill Hollow Reservoir, is 33,041 acres with 37% containment. Evacuations in Wasatch and Duchesne counties have been lifted. Closures in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache and Ashley forests remain in effect. Highway 35 is still closed. The fire’s cause has not been determined.
October 21, 2024 #YellowLakeFire Update -
— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) October 21, 2024
Size at time of update: 33,041 Acres; Containment: 37%
Personnel: 395; Management transition to the Ashley and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NNFs at 7 a.m. Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/NcmeaQfWvh
A real-time source of all active wildfires and projects across Utah, which is regularly updated by state fire officials.
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Human-started fires in 2024 have already surpassed Utah's total for all of last year. With months of dangerous conditions remaining and another firework holiday looming, fire officials are on alert. -
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With lots of new growth and a hot dry summer ahead, Utah fire departments are working to mitigate fire risk, and helping people prepare in case of an emergency evacuation. -
As insurance companies re-evaluate risk, they’re increasing premiums or refusing renewals for parts of Salt Lake City where residents might not think of themselves as living in a high wildfire risk area. -
The program is a partnership between the Western Colorado Conservation Corps, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Service. It prepares young women for wildland firefighting jobs with federal agencies. -
The latest outlook from the National Interagency Fire Center predicts above-normal potential for significant fires in southwest and northwest Utah this summer. -
“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.
