Heat, wind and drought spark a weekend of wildfires in Utah ^3.1%

KUER - By Associated Press - 6/21/2026, 8:40 PM

Appeal to Authority 34.9% - Confirmation Bias 12.6% - Framing Effect 10.5%

Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City. The Iron Fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected Saturday and had blackened 34 square miles, authorities said. The fire, about 70 miles... more