As forests burn across the state, a cluster of residential fires also takes a toll

Utah’s raging wildfires have burned fast and big in the backcountry, but cities and suburbs are also dealing with destructive fires.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 617

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Utah’s raging wildfires have burned enough land in the backcountry to match the size of Salt Lake County this year. And along northern Utah’s urban corridor, a number of recent structure fires have also proved destructive, torching homes, displacing hundreds of people and forcing still more to evacuate.

“Collectively, it’s been a very, very busy season,” Sandy Fire Chief Ryan McConaghie said Tuesday.

The spate of house and apartment fires taking place from …

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