Wildfires

Utah has seen 60 new wildfires in the last 10 days, including one at the Wasatch Back’s doorstep.

One resident — in “disbelief” that the flames would spread so quickly — had fled with only a telescope and jiujitsu dummy.

The Park City High Country Fly Fishers plans to restore more than a mile of Soapstone Creek this summer to keep Yellow Lake Fire debris and ash out of local waterways.

Utah State Forester Jamie Barnes said this season is unlike anything Utah firefighters have seen before and estimates the cost sits at $20 million as of July 1.

The ski area near Beaver lost its largest day lodge to the Cottonwood Fire, but some of the resort remains nearly untouched.

Fireworks are banned everywhere in Wasatch County, including within all cities and towns, due to extreme wildfire danger.

The blaze near Blanding is located within Bears Ears National Monument and has not yet reached Canyonlands borders.

The three firefighters killed over the weekend in wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border were part of a crew that goes into remote areas to quickly put out new fires, federal officials said Monday.

Ash fell from the sky in the Wasatch Back Friday, blowing in from fires in other parts of Utah. No significant fires were burning in Summit or Wasatch counties at the time.

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