A new wildfire is burning near Pine Valley.
According to Washington County Fire Warden Adam Heyder, the fire is burning just west of Gardner Peak.
It is estimated to be 5 to 10 acres and is human caused.
Southern Utah is being hit with its first wildfire of the month.
Fire officials say the new Cougar Fire started yesterday evening in Beaver County, west of Cedar City.
They estimate the fire to be around 300-acres wide and no casualties have been reported, but a few non-residential buildings are threatened
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Great Basin Incident Management Team 6 will hand over management of the Pine Hollow Fire to the local Type 3 team led by Brandon Davis at 6 am Friday, August 7, 2020.
Crews report 98% containment of this fire, despite gusty winds during the day on Wednesday
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Utahns are being warned not to burn outdoors today due to the high risk of wildfires.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most of the state from noon to 9 p.m.
The warning includes most of southern and central Utah as well as northeastern Utah from Logan to Provo.
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Due to extreme fire conditions and fire suppression activity currently in the area of the Pine Hollow Fire the BLM Arizona Strip and Paria River Districts issued official temporary fire closure orders for public lands located approximately 20 miles east of Kanab, Utah
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A brush fire Sunday afternoon temporarily closed the Minersville Highway.
The fire is burning in Iron and Beaver Counties and is currently being estimated at 50 plus acres.
As of 6pm last night all roads have been reopened.
The fire is human-caused
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The Sandy fire was reported at 3:34 p.m. July 24, 2020 approximately 3 miles west of exit 30 off Interstate 15.
It is burning near the Dry Sandy Wash in brush and pinion juniper. The fire is currently 15 acres and zero percent contained
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Firefighters are on scene of a new wildfire Monday.
The fire is burning Northeast of Duck Creek Village and has Been named the Strawberry Fire, according to fire officials.
The fire is estimated at about 70 acres but the cause of the fire is still unknown at this time
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UPDATE - Evacuations now lifted but residents to be very careful.
Washington County authorities have lifted evacuations in Harrisburg last night, but the Cottonwood Trail wildfire was still threatening some homes.
Evacuations remained in place for residents of the west side of Leeds Red Cliffs campground was also under evacuation order
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UPDATE - I-15 Northbound has reopened to traffic. Southbound is still closed between Toquerville and the Hurricane interchange.
(UPDATE) - According to Utahfireinfo.
Some evacuations in Harrisburg have been lifted.
The fire has been named the Cottonwood Trail fire
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