The residents of about 20 homes in Mapleton may need to evacuate any time more than .25 inches of rain falls in a short period of time, because of potential debris flows.
The Parleys Canyon Fire is continuing to burn on Monday. The fire has burned hundreds of acres and is 10 percent contained and evacuations are still in place.
Officials now estimate the Parleys Canyon Fire to be about 1,500 acres, or roughly half what they thought yesterday. A calm night appears to have helped.
SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — A wildfire up Parleys Canyon forced the evacuation of roughly 7,000 homes in the Pinebrook and Summit Park communities Saturday. Pinebrook resident Jennifer Winstead was one of those forced from her home. She told KSL NewsRadio’s Joe Davis that everything will be just fine. “I feel like my home is going […]
A shift in the high pressure system over Utah means the return of western wildfire smoke in the latest forecast, according to meteorologist Kevin Eubank.
A group of 22 firefighters from around Utah left early Thursday morning to help Montana with their wildfires -- the third Utah group to leave this summer.
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City says smoky skies will remain in parts of northern Utah and there will be thunderstorms with a possibility of flash floods in southern parts of the state on Sunday.
BLY, Ore. (AP) — The nation’s largest wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday but crews are scaling back some night operations as hard work and weaker winds help reduce the spread of flames even as wildfires continue to threaten homes in neighboring California. The Bootleg Fire, which has destroyed an area half the size […]