Utah’s intense, dangerous fire season could be its most expensive

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 617

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Utah has burned through an estimated $33 million to fight raging wildfires this year, putting the state on track to outspend last year’s record total.

Inflation is partly to blame. But the rising cost also reflects the sheer size of this year’s fires, their encroachment on communities and the intense heat, drought and wind making them more resistant to containment, said Wade Snyder, deputy state fire management officer with the Division of Forestry, Fire …

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