The Pack Creek Fire was 100% contained on Friday, July 2, and on July 5, the fire was downgraded from a “Type 3” incident to the less complex “Type 4” classification. Though crews…
On June 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized a Fire Management Assistance Grant to help pay for fighting the Pack Creek Fire in the La Sal Mountains above Moab. The grant means…
Thank you to the men and women who have and continue to battle the raging fire in the La Sal Mountains. Your courage, relentless effort and coming together for a common goal to…
I am guessing that I’m not the only person who has become (even more) motivated to conserve water with this Pack Creek Fire. To watch helplessly as our beautiful mountains burned was an…
Even when there are no wildfires to fight, fire personnel and land managers are working to mitigate future ignitions by rearranging or removing the fuels that feed them—trees and shrubs in both wild…
Several years ago, I became very concerned about the Forest Service allowing fires in the picnic area above Pack Creek Ranch. The area was not maintained to forest service standards as the grass…
The Pack Creek fire — caused by an unattended campfire lit on a red-flag day — has already cost more than $4.5 million in firefighting costs, burned more than 8,000 acres and destroyed…
Since last week, the Pack Creek Fire in the La Sal Mountains has grown from 8,518 acres to 8,952 acres. Fire officials reported that the fire is now 66% contained as of June…
When firefighter Jason Kirks arrived at the Pack Creek Fire last Wednesday afternoon, the blaze had just begun but was already gaining intensity and complexity. An evacuation order for the Pack Creek subdivision…
“I know people are curious about timelines—when the fire will be contained, when it will be done,” said Tim Roide, current Incident Commander of the Pack Creek Fire, at a June 15 virtual…
