Fire danger high: Open burning prohibited in city, county
In the late afternoon of May 30, law enforcement officers responded to a call about a fire on Bartlett Circle in Moab. An officer from the Moab City Police Department and another from…
fire
Drought creates high risk of wildfires: Gov. urges residents to change behavior to prevent fires
The Bureau of Land Management has issued its annual statewide Fire Prevention Order to help prevent the risk of wildfires igniting in Utah, banning explosive material or exploding targets on BLM-managed land. Utah…
Matheson Preserve rebuilds boardwalk after fire: Privately owned reserve remains closed to the public after overcrowding
A new boardwalk and birdwatching platform are being constructed at the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve after an April 8 fire destroyed a structure on the site. [See “Fire at Matheson Wetlands…
Fire at Matheson Wetlands Preserve
Firefighters responded to a report of flames at the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve, off Kane Creek Boulevard in the northwest part of Moab at around 2 a.m. on April 8, arriving…
Utah fire season the costliest on record
In a year already full of calamity, the Utah wildfire season has broken records for the most human-caused fires and fire-related expenses in Utah history. Drought, restrictions related to COVID-19 and a weak…
Fire on the Mountain
Moab Sun News reader Stephen Schultz caught this shot of an air tanker fighting the Lackey Fan Fire outside of La Sal. The fire, which started on Sept. 2, is burning largely in…
Wildfire impact goes beyond the flames
While scary and catastrophic, experts stress that wildfires are a natural—even expected—process. Much of the landscape of western Colorado and southern Utah is expected to have a “mixed severity fire” in wooded areas…
Pine Gulf Fire Now Colorado’s Largest
Colorado’s Pine Gulch Fire officially became the state’s largest documented wildfire on Aug. 27. The fire has consumed over 139,007 acres north of Grand Junction, 118 miles from Moab. While the fire is…
Grizzly Creek fire closes I-70, causes chaos on Colorado backroads
The Grizzly Creek Fire, which began on July 31 in southwestern Colorado, is burning too close to the road to reopen Interstate 70 between Glenwood Springs and Gypsum, fire managers report. Colorado Governor…