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Utah records more than 1,000 wildfires

Utah has recorded more than 1,000 wildfires, while the share attributed to human causes has declined.

By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar Sep 3, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC.

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The scale of wildfire activity indicates a significant ongoing hazard to communities, land and firefighting resources.

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Utah tops 1K wildfires; human-caused fires decline ↗kpcw.org · Recorded source date: Sep 3, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC

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Sep 7, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC

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