Ahead of hot weekend, two Utah fires reach 100% containment
Jul 23, 2025, 6:55 PM | Updated: 7:27 pm
Image of the France Canyon Fire taken June 12, 2025. Two fires in southern Utah, including the France Canyon Fire, are now at 100% containment. (Photo Courtesy: U.S. Forest Service-Dixie)
(Photo Courtesy: U.S. Forest Service-Dixie)
SALT LAKE CITY — A fire burning near Bryce Canyon is 100% contained, as is the much smaller Bridge Creek Fire burning close to the border between Utah and Nevada.
France Canyon Fire
The France Canyon Fire was started by lightning and was discovered on June 11 in the Dixie National Forest. The fire was burning seven miles southeast of Hatch, Utah.
It burned just shy of 35,000 acres, according to Utah Fire Info.
France Canyon Fire photos taken 6/11/2025
Photo Credit: Ryan Stinger and USFS pic.twitter.com/QFVTQ5nx4R— Forest Service-Dixie (@usfsdnf) June 12, 2025
Fire officials said the France Canyon Fire was fed by the wood of conifer trees that were standing and trees that had fallen.
France Cnyn fire 0% contained Fire pushed to Grand View Trl near Blubber Crk. Areas impacted: Blubber Crk, Badger Crk, Proctor, Skunk Crk. Type 3 IMT to arrive 6/13. Current threat firefighter & life safety, ntrl & envirn resources. No struct, pvt prop @ imminent risk. pic.twitter.com/yQGDEPiONR
— Forest Service-Dixie (@usfsdnf) June 13, 2025
No structures were threatened by the France Canyon Fire.
Bridge Creek Fire
Officials also reported on Wednesday that the Bridge Creek Fire is 100% contained.
This fire was discovered in steep terrain near Navajo Mountain, near Lake Powell, on June 13. Officials said it was started by lightning and burned around 2,500 acres.
(Northern Arizona Type 2 Incident Management Team)
Firefighters battling the Bridge Creek Fire used water from Lake Powell to secure the fire’s perimeters and limit its spread.
The Bridge Creek Fire was burning in steep terrain that the Northern Arizona Type 2 Incident Management Team described as “hazardous.” Because of the terrain, firefighters fought this blaze mostly by air.
