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(KCSG's Tamara Lee Reporting) -- Fire crews are battling several blazes in southern Utah, but it looks like the weather is finally begining to cooperate.
It's the break that fire fighters have been hoping for. Mother Nature has cooperated, for now. Last night there were no winds and no dry lightning, and if that keeps up firefighters believe that they can have the Kolob Fire under control by Saturday.
Firefighting is dangerous and fire bosses are feeling good about the fact that the fire is so big and they have so many people involved that they've only had three minor injuries.
Murray Shoemaker, Public Information Officer: "We've had one minor knee injury and we've had a few cases of dehydration. It's hot out there. It's steep. So we're telling everyone to drink lots and lots of water. And they know it, but it catches up with you sometimes anyway."
Just southwest of St. George, firefighters continue to battle the Jarvis fire. It has grown to some 50-thousand acres, but fire bosses say they are making some progress. And if the wind doesn't kick up tonight, they're hoping to have it contained by Saturday.
Firefighters are very anxious to hit this Saturday deadline to give firefighters a break.
Right now, 160 firefighters from eight different agencies are fighting these fires, and for the firefighters on the front line this is just one of many fires they'll see this fire season.
Earlier this month in the central community of Richfield, is where the firefighters were trained. In order to become a firefighter, they had to do more than just show up with a pick and shovel, they are required to meet so many hours of training.
