Huge 'Firenado' Swirls over Utah Wildfire

Deer Creek Fire, at almost 13,000 acres, crosses into Colorado from Utah as containment grows to 7%

By Austen Erblat Click here for updates on this story     COLORADO (KCNC) — The Deer Creek Fire, which started in eastern Utah and has already destroyed several structures, has crossed the state line into Colorado, state fire officials said Monday night. At just over 12,900 acres, the fire is bigger than all the other western slope fires combined and is one of several fires that prompted Gov. Jared Polis to issue a disaster declaration on Sunday…

Watch moment Utah wildfire turns into huge fire vortex

Watch the moment a huge blaze in Utah turned into a gigantic fire vortex on Saturday (12 July). Footage captured by a firefighter shows the unusual weather phenomenon which the US Forest Service describes as a “spinning vortex column of ascending hot air and gases rising from a fire and carrying aloft smoke, debris and flame”. According to the state's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), nobody was injured in the blaze during the Deer Creek Fire, wh…

Neighboring communities step up to help Monroe amid fast-growing wildfire

MONROE, Utah The Monroe Canyon Fire in Sevier County has nearly tripled in size on Monday. It has burned more than 3,900 acres and has no containment.The fire is southeast of the town of Monroe, and the cause is still under investigation.Evacuations have been in effect since Sunday. Crews from all over the western part of the country are battling the blaze from the air and ground.Its exhausting to be out there on the lines, said Kylee Stott, a m…

Huge 'firenado' swirls over Utah wildfire

The Deer Creek Fire has grown to over 11,000 acres as of July 14.

Viral Footage of Utah 'Firenado' Is Pure Nightmare Fuel: 'I'd Take Fire Over Sharks Though'

A firefighter in southeastern Utah captured shocking footage of a “firenado” forming in La Sal during the Deer Creek wildfires that are currently going on at the moment. So far, the flames have consumed over 10,000 acres, though the cause is still currently under investigation by authorities. Fortunately, no one has been injured, at the time of writing, but firefighters are still battling the blaze. Crazy fire tornado in Utah byu/RilesTheSmiles…