Wildfires

Eagle Point owner Shane Gadbaw said the resort could not responsibly open on time after the damages from the Cottonwood Fire.

Winds are sending smoke from a fire in Millard County to the Wasatch Back.

Under the restrictions, all fires are banned in unincorporated areas of Summit and Wasatch counties.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox declared a state of emergency July 22, allowing for greater state and federal resources to be deployed to southern Utah.

Summit and Wasatch counties are continuing the same policy as the Fourth of July.

The fire began Sunday afternoon near Wasatch County's Strawberry Reservoir.

The Buck Basin Fire is 64% contained as of Friday morning, July 17, helped by recent thunderstorms in Wasatch County.

The lightning-caused blaze southeast of Heber has burned about 230 acres since sparking July 11.

Crews battled the blaze 16 miles southeast of Heber from the air and land Tuesday before planes and helicopters were grounded ahead of an afternoon Thunderstorm.

The Buck Basin Fire is burning several miles southeast of Timber Lakes.