We’re just three months into 2026, and so far, the state has recorded a total of 31 wildfires. In 2023, the state had a large amount of snowpack and only had three wildfires by this time of year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Damage from the Forsyth Fire in the Pine Valley community in Washington County on June 21. Wildfire-related structural loss in ...

KANE COUNTY, Utah — As wildfires have raged in Utah’s forested areas, some political leaders are pushing for what they say is a way to cut them down... by preemptively cutting down some trees.

While Utah is actually about average for wildfires this early in the season, we should be preparing for an above average fire season this summer.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's 2025 wildfire season was "insane," as the state experienced an uptick in large wildfires. Nearly 165,000 acres of land across the state went up in flames last year, the most ...

Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a “megafire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are so hot that they are spurring the formation of “fire clouds” ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah’s 2025 wildfire season destroyed homes, forced evacuations, and burned more than 160,000 acres — and the state’s lone full-time wildfire investigator said the system is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Four wildfire task force teams from Utah have been deployed to Texas in response to ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A stalled dry cold front will linger across central Utah through Saturday morning, keeping cooler, more stable air over northern Utah while hot, breezy, and unstable conditions ...

2025 was a major reminder of Utah’s fire risks, after relatively quiet fire seasons the past few years. State and federal firefighters responded to more than 1,150 fires this year, which is slightly ...