It is currently at 530 acres, and 15% containment. The Utahns who died were both Salt Lake County residents, a man and a woman older than 85, both of whom lived in long-term care facilities. We will keep reporting and bring to you the news you want to know and what is currently going on in your community. The changes were quite visible Friday, with elevated particulate matter and ozone impacting air quality throughout the state. Utah Division of Emergency Management Press Release. pic.twitter.com/ukLiA9DIf7.SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 22, 2020 (Gephardt Daily) – Budweiser thinks Utah needs an “official” state beer. If you're on a mobile device and can't see the updates below, click here. ICYMI: Catch up on coronavirus news from yesterday. No new deaths reported Sunday in Utah. If you're on a mobile device and can't see the updates below, click here. In response to a call for help, 35 firefighters from various Utah fire agencies deployed to California on Saturday to support firefighting efforts there. Utah Fire Statistics; Utah Fire Incident Reporting System; Links & Fire Prevention Bureau; Fire & Life Safety Education. Early outlook. Interactive real-time wildfire and forest fire map for Utah. Officials with the Ashley National Forest said Saturday morning that the East Fork Fire is now at 850 acres, which led crews to order the evacuations of the Upper Stillwater Campground and the Rock Creek Lodge Friday around 7 p.m.SALT LAKE CITY — Another 369 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Utah on Saturday, bringing the state’s total number of known infections to 48,814, according to the Utah Department of Health. The first major fire of the season, the Saddle Fire of May 12th, marked the beginning of the season. The group consists of members of the Lone Peak, West Valley City, Draper, Park City, Orem, Pleasant Grove and Unified fire departments. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. #CowboyFire update: Today crews will be laying 40,000 feet of hose in the fire area while air resources continue water drops. 2018: In 2018 there were 58,083 wildfires, compared with 71,499 wildfires in 2017, according to the NIFC. The state of Utah has a lot of official stuff, after all. See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters in Utah on the Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center Wildfire Map. 2020: Roughly 77% of wildfires in Utah have been caused by people. If you're on a mobile device and can't see the updates below, click here. If you're on a mobile device and can't see the updates below, click here.
Although lightning storms across central and southern Utah sparked numerous fires over the past few days, human-caused fires continue to dominate wildfire statistics in 2020.Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. They will deploy for about 16 days...Logan Canyon • In an alpine meadow near the top of Logan Canyon, Darren Cox pries the lid off one of 96 gray boxes housing his industrious insects, whose labors help ensure California’s almond harvest and produce some of the sweetest deliciousness that has ever touched a tongue. SALT LAKE CITY — Although lightning storms across central and southern Utah sparked numerous fires over the past few days, human-caused fires continue to dominate wildfire statistics in 2020. And this year so far, we’re about comparable, just behind on total starts compared to 2018 but again we’re still well ahead with human-caused starts as a total.”The U.S. Forest Service Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest has also shared an alarming statistic regarding the amount of abandoned campfires discovered in the forest so far this year.An estimated 275-300 abandoned campfires have been located by Forest Service personnel, including the Tony Grove Fire which started late last week.“As of lately, we just continue to see a high number of roadside starts — so equipment-related — and also campfire-related starts,” said Webb.