Early Utah wildfires point toward a season ‘for the record books’
Some 57,000 acres had already burned before the official start of summer following a dry winter and major heat wave.
(Zak Podmore | The Salt Lake Tribune) A charred National Forest sign is left in the remnants of the Pack Creek Fire south east of Moab, June 14, 2021.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.