Utah's 10 worst wildfires since 2003
Dry conditions and abnormal heat are stretching across Utah, causing fire restrictions and fire danger across the state.
Wildfires have left scars on the land just as much as they have on the history books of Utah. Here are the 10 largest wildfires that have burned in Utah since 2003.
Milford Flat fire
The Milford Flat fire burns around Interstate 15 near the Interstate 80 interchange, seen in this aerial view Sunday afternoon, July 8, 2007, near Fillmore, Utah. A massive wildfire that has swept across two central Utah counties grew to 283,000 acres Sunday - a size fire officials say make it the largest in the state's recorded history. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Chris Detrick)
Year: 2007
Location: Near Milford. Largest wildfire in Utah history.
Size: 363,052 acres
Clay Springs Fire
Year: 2012
Location: South of Oak City
Size: 107,847 acres
Pole Creek Fire
Bruce Hawkins, of Elk Ridge, examines the Pole Creek fire's progress from High Seirra Drive on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Elk Ridge.
Year: 2018 (still ongoing)
Location: Southern Utah County, near Elk Ridge and Woodland Hills, Spanish Fork Canyon
Size: 88,420 acres
Note: As of Sept. 17, the Pole Creek Fire and the Bald Mountain Fire merged and together, have burned almost 105,000 acres.
Brian Head Fire
Smoke billows above the Brian Head Fire burning in central Utah in June 2017.Â
Year: 2017
Location:Â Near Brian Head, Utah
Size: 71,673 acres
Dollar Ridge Fire
Andrea Lee's family returns to their camping trailer to remove it from top of Currant Creek Mountain on Wednesday, July, 11, 2018.
When: July 2018
Where: 8 miles southwest of Duchesne
Size: 68,869 acres
West Side fire
Year: 2005
Location: About 20 miles northwest of St. George
Size: 68,264 acres
Jarvis fire
firefighter
Year: 2006
Location: 10 miles southwest of St. George
Size: 50,738 acres
Seeley Fire
This airtanker was dropping fire retardant during a fast moving forest fire.
Year: 2012
Location: Huntington Canyon
Size: 48,050 acres
Wood Hollow Fire
A volunteer firefighter works on some hot spots during the Wood Hollow wildfire. The fire departments in Fairview and Indianola are currently recruiting new volunteer firefighters. The two entities are hosting a dinner and a breakfast Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19 at the Indianola Valley Fire Station, located about 12 miles north of Fairview on Highway 89.
Year: 2012
Location: Sanpete County
Size: 47,387 acres
Twitchell Canyon fire
Airplane throwing water against forest fire.
Year: 2010
Location: 7 miles east of Manderfield
Size: 45,126 acres
