Fire Safety

J. Bradley Washa, USU Assistant Professor of Wildland Fire Science gives us a recap of last year's fire season and indicators that help predict what Utah might see this season for the summer months.

Federal officials have new recommendations for how communities should prepare for such disasters potential fast-moving, destructive wildfires.

Federal forecasters are warning that the fire season could be very active across broad swaths of our region this July and August.

In other news, avalanche warnings have increased in several parts of Utah, with human-caused avalanches likely. And, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources director is retiring.

J. Bradley Washa, assistant professor of Wildland Fire Science at USU, gives us an end of season update and the outlook as we head into the colder months.

In other news, a truck transporting uranium ore was intercepted as it traveled across Navajo tribal land, and Utah State University will be holding a test of their Aggie Alert emergency system this morning.

With much of Utah expected to see ripe wildfire conditions for the foreseeable future, restrictions are in place and officials are on edge heading into the holiday weekend.

In other news, a red flag warning has been issued throughout southwestern Utah as fire risk rises, and the start of a new wildfire was reported Sunday in southern Utah, and more.

In other news, the Utah Department of Natural Resources is offering tips on how to prevent human-caused wildfires. And, a scenic byway through the Wasatch Mountains has opened for the summer season.

In other news, Team Rubicon was recently awarded the 2023 Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Award for efforts to reduce wildfire risk in Moab.