KDXU Sunrise Stories for August 1, 2023. More lightning strikes across Southern Utah, another congressional debate coming to St. George, and Lego Salt Lake City?
(Springdale, UT) -- Firefighters are monitoring a wildfire that's burned more than 20 acres at Zion National Park. Officials closed Kolob Terrace Road last night after the fire was reported late in the afternoon. Firefighters from the National Park Service and partner agencies were responding to the fire last night...
(Filmore, UT) -- Fire crews continue to make good progress on the Halfway Hill fire burning near Filmore in Millard County. The Great Basin Fire Incident Management Team 4 reports the blaze has burned 11,773 acres and is 39-percent contained...
(St. George, UT) -- A wildfire near Toquerville Falls is 50-percent contained. The fire has been held to 20 acres by firefighters, and the cause is not yet known. It started shortly after noon yesterday and two heavy tankers were dispatched to put fire retardant around the area
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(St. George, UT) -- A new report from the non profit First Street Foundation lists southwest Utah among the most dangerous places in the country for the risk of wildfire in the next 30 years. The research found nearly 94-percent of all structures in Washington County are at a two-tenths of a percent change to be involved in a fire this year
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A fire called The Choke Cherry Fire and has burned several acres and is causing a smokey haze throughout southwest Utah.
The fire started Monday, April 5, at around 3pm and is still burning. It is currently 0% contained and has burned about 700 acres
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UPDATE 9/28/2020 11 a.m. The #VeyoPoolFire has been renamed the #VeyoRoadFire. A helicopter mapped the fire at 2,262 acres and firefighters have contained 25% of the fire perimeter.
The Veyo Pool has not been impacted by the fire and is still open.
PDATE 9/28...
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