More than 1.6 million acres have burned so far, including 500,000 acres of private land.
New fires break out every day.
Half of the Bureau of Land Management's fire crews and half of the Forest Service's bombers are fighting fires in the State. Continued high temperatures and a lack of precipitation keep fire danger at an extremely high level. Cattle killed by fire have been found in waterways and ravines in inaccessible, mountainous areas and are posing serious health threats. Help from the National Disaster Assistance Recovery Training team has been requested to help NRCS begin assessing the damage on private land. To Take Surprises Out of Utah Snowmelts - Tornadoes and other weather phenomena can happen suddenly and with little warning.