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Fire crews ask Utah recreationists to stay clear as aircraft collect water

08/11/2026 9:49pm
As helicopters make repeated trips to nearby reservoirs to collect water for the Rocky Canyon Fire, fire officials are urging people to give aircraft plenty of room to operate.

Fire near East Canyon tore through a recently expanded 'critical' wildlife habitat

08/11/2026 1:41pm
A large wildfire that sparked in the Wasatch Back on Friday has ripped through most of a vital big game winter range and habitat for a declining bird species, including areas the state recently acquired.

Family's Uinta hike turns into battle with mountain goat during hailstorm

08/11/2026 12:33pm
A family hiking in Utah's Uinta Mountains has a story they'll likely be telling for years after a routine summer hike turned into a frightening encounter with a protective mountain goat during a sudden storm.

Crews reach 25% containment of Rocky Canyon Fire; many evacuations remain in place

08/11/2026 9:50am
Hundreds of people remain evacuated because of a large wildfire burning through the Wasatch Back, but fire crews have now contained a quarter of its perimeter