Utah Firewatch

Firefighting crews are using a novel technique to defend California’s iconic giant sequoias from a lightning-caused wildfire in the Sierra Nevada.

Sequoia National Park has been shut down and its namesake gigantic trees are potentially threatened as forest fires burn in steep and dangerous terrain in…

President Joe Biden will promote his administration’s use of the Defense Production Act to aid in wildfire preparedness during a Western swing in which he’ll…

Crews are working to contain a wildfire that sparked Friday afternoon near the Farmington Bay area in Davis County.

A huge California wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region is about half contained.

It’s a milestone in the fight against a huge wildfire that threatened the Lake Tahoe area: Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for 22,000 residents…

Tens of thousands of people forced to flee South Lake Tahoe could begin returning to their homes after evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings Sunday…

Firefighters are making progress on a California wildfire threatening South Lake Tahoe, officials said Saturday, lifting hopes for tens of thousands of residents who are…

Officials say better weather has slow the growth of the huge California wildfire that has been threatening the Lake Tahoe resort region.

Officials are reporting progress in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from a huge forest fire.

The California site where three members of the Mormon Battalion are buried — already damaged by a windstorm earlier this year — was burned by the Caldor wildfire last weekend.

The Oak Grove Fire is now 50% contained and 50% controlled, however campgrounds and trails still closed.

Fire restrictions have loosened in southern and central Utah. Here’s what you need to know about where fires are and aren’t allowed.

The huge Caldor wildfire in California is threatening a site where three members of the Mormon Battalion are buried.

Update: 6:50 p.m. The Oak Grove fire is now at 200 acres. An unattended campfire was the cause of the fire. Update: 5:55 p.m. The Oak Grove Fire has grown to 15-20 acres. The fire was human-caused. The investigation is on-going. A Type 3 IMT has been ordered to manage the incident due to increased […]

Crews from Utah fire departments will depart Sunday for California.

Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke plumes sweeping North America this summer.

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — Summit County has announced via Twitter today that the Parleys Canyon fire is 100% contained. They have released crews and air resources, fire personnel will continue to monitor the burned area. All trail closures have been lifted as of today too. This is a developing story, we will update this page […]

Smoke from the California fires are expected back in Utah by Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021.

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.