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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People are the leading cause of wildfires in Utah, and they can be lit in a variety of ways. Target shooting is one of them. Here’s how fires can spark in this way, from the finger to the flame.
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Moab residents gathered Monday night at a local bookstore to read pieces they wrote about the Pack Creek Fire. It has scorched almost 9,000 acres in the nearby La Sal Mountains.
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Amid record setting heat waves and wildfires, Mayor Jenny Wilson asks residents to hold off on fireworks this year in Salt Lake County. The request comes after Utah faces its worst drought in decades.
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As the Western U.S. steels itself for another summer of dry, fire-prone conditions, some are turning their attention to recovering from last season’s blazes.
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Sen. Mitt Romney’s bill would establish a commission that would study and recommend policies related to how the country manages wildfires.
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High-elevation forests in the Rocky Mountain region are burning more now than at any point in the past 2,000 years. That's according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
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Utah’s exceptional drought has led to a busy start to the fire season. Hot, dry and windy conditions have helped fires spread rapidly and slowed suppression.