The Byway & Ron Harris — A Henrieville fire burned through a few acres on April 23. The wind had carried a local’s weed fire into nearby cottonwoods and sagebrush.
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The Byway — At 11:32 p.m. on Nov. 29, an Escalante resident was awakened by flickering lights. He looked to see a blazing fire in the neighbor’s backyard.
The Byway — Assuming there are no significant changes, Interagency Fire gave the last update on the Thompson Ridge Fire, at 7,253 acres, 85% contained.
The Byway — The Thompson Ridge Fire which was ignited by a lightning strike last Friday, grew from 1,100 acres reported on Monday to 2,700 acres Tuesday.
The Byway — A wildfire started approximately 11 miles southeast of Beaver, Utah when lightning struck on Thompson Ridge in the Fishlake National Forest.
The Byway — Compared to last year, Utah is doing pretty well when it comes to drought, but so far it is still the hottest summer on record.
The Byway — The Garfield Commission honored the retired sheriff, discussed new prescribed burning, funded the CJC, and shared the 2023 budget.
The Byway — Smoke from Monroe Mountain could be seen for miles as rangers conducted a massive prescribed burn in the Signal Peak area on October 20-22.
The Byway — The Left Fork Fire was 100% contained by July 3rd, 2022. This article covers information throughout the process since the fire was first discovered.
by Ella Hughes — It’s between those two months that two alarming, all too common phenomena occur: forest fires and droughts.