Английская Википедия:2020 Utah wildfires

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox wildfire Шаблон:2020 Western United States wildfire season The 2020 Utah wildfire season was a series of prominent wildfires throughout the state of Utah, lasting from June 1 through October 30, as defined by state law. Part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, Utah saw record-breaking numbers of human-caused fires. The largest fire of the season, the East Fork Fire, burned an area of 89,568 acres. In total, the suppression costs for the fires amounted to at least $103 million (2020 USD).

Of the 1,547 fires in Utah during 2020, 1,202 (78%) were human-caused, surpassing 2015's record of 937. These fires accounted for nearly 100,000 of the 329,732 total acres burned during this season. The significant rise in human-caused fires was attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, as it forced recreation outside at higher rates.

Background

On May 27, Utah observed 237 wildfires (of which 95% were human-caused); a near fourfold increase compared to the previous season's 67 wildfires recorded at that same date. Throughout the early season, record-breaking numbers of fires (especially human-caused) exceeded previous season equivalents. This, coupled with an abnormally hot and dry spring led fire officials, meteorologists, and hydrologists to believe that the season would be unusually active.

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than Шаблон:Convert, or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name	County	Acres	Start date	Containment date	Notes	Ref
Saddle	Wasatch	Шаблон:Yes	May 12	May 22	A juvenile was taken into custody on alleged connection to the Saddle Fire, and 3 other fires in the local area.
Anderson Junction	Washington	Шаблон:Yes	May 18	May 19	Caused by vehicle dragging chains, 3 structures destroyed.
Tabby Canyon	Tooele	Шаблон:Yes	May 30	June 2	Caused by exploding target. Merged with North Stansbury Fire on June 1 at 6,848.8 acres.
North Stansbury (Tabby Canyon)	Tooele	Шаблон:Yes	June 1	June 2	Caused by heavy equipment use. Merged with Tabby Canyon Fire, lost its name.
Bar H	Box Elder	Шаблон:Yes	June 3	June 4	Caused by lightning.
Matlin	Box Elder	Шаблон:Yes	June 3	June 4	Caused by lightning.
Elberta	Utah	Шаблон:Yes	June 5	June 8	Human-caused.
Promontory	Weber	Шаблон:Yes	June 6	June 8	Caused by lightning.
Lucin	Box Elder	Шаблон:Yes	June 12	June 12	Human-caused, partially burned a historic trestle from the Transcontinental Railroad Grade.
Big Springs	Tooele	Шаблон:Yes	June 14	June 16	Human-caused, 11 structures destroyed.
Rock Path	Millard, Beaver	Шаблон:Yes	June 25	July 1	Caused by lightning. Merged with Antelope Fire on June 27 at 6,000+ acres.
Antelope (Rock Path)	Millard, Beaver	Шаблон:Yes	June 25	July 1	Caused by lightning. Merged with Rock Path Fire, lost its name.
Canal	Millard, Juab	Шаблон:Yes	June 27	July 13	Caused by lightning. 100% contained on June 27 at 450 acres, escaped containment on June 28 due to strong winds. Destroyed 34 structures.
Wire Pass	Kane	Шаблон:Yes	June 26	July 2	Caused by lightning. Started north of the Utah-Arizona border above the Mangum Fire within relatively close proximity.
Knolls	Utah	Шаблон:Yes	June 28	July 3	Human-caused. 3,100+ homes evacuated in Saratoga Springs, an estimated 13,000+ people. 1 home destroyed, 12 damaged.
Lund	Iron	Шаблон:Yes	July 4	July 4	Human-caused, 1 structure and 2 cars destroyed.
Big Summit	Iron, Lincoln	Шаблон:Yes	July 13	July 21	Started near Panaca, Nevada, and crossed into Utah on July 14. Evacuations in Hamlin Valley, destroyed 1 structure.
Veyo West	Washington	Шаблон:Yes	July 13	July 23	Human-caused, 7 structures destroyed.
Turkey Farm Road	Washington	Шаблон:Yes	July 13	July 19	Caused by fireworks, 1 structure destroyed.
Howell Peak	Millard	Шаблон:Yes	July 19	August 6
Cottonwood Trail	Washington	Шаблон:Yes	July 19	July 21	Caused by a blown tire.
Dennis Hill	Box Elder	Шаблон:Yes	July 20	July 26	Human-caused.
Pine Hollow	Kane, Coconino	Шаблон:Yes	July 29	August 5	Caused by lightning one mile south of the Utah-Arizona border, and crossed into Utah. It entered the perimeter of the Wire Pass fire that burned a month prior.
Hollow	Sanpete, Utah	Шаблон:Yes	July 31	August 3	Human-caused, destroyed 2 structures.
Richard Mountain	Daggett, Sweetwater	Шаблон:Yes	August 3	August 11	Started in Wyoming, and crossed into Utah on the same day.
East Fork	Duchesne	Шаблон:Yes	August 21	November 5	Caused by lightning. Merged with the Phinney Lake fire at 10,040 acres. It destroyed 11 structures.
Greenville	Beaver	Шаблон:Yes	August 22	August 23	Caused by lightning.
Gray Hill	Millard	Шаблон:Yes	August 23	August 24	Caused by lightning.
Center Creek Trail	Duchesne	Шаблон:Yes	August 25	October 13	Caused by lightning.
Phinney Lake (East Fork)	Duchesne	Шаблон:Yes	August 30	November 5	Caused by lightning. Started north of the East Fork fire and merged with it on September 7, losing its name.
William	Utah, Juab	Шаблон:Yes	September 6	November 9	Caused by target shooting. Started in Utah County, and spread south into Juab County.
White Sage	Tooele	Шаблон:Yes	September 18	September 21	Human-caused, started in the Dugway Proving Ground.
Veyo Road	Washington	Шаблон:Yes	September 27	September 30	Human-caused.
Range	Utah	Шаблон:Yes	October 17	November 11	Caused by police target shooting.
Fire Canyon	Summit	Шаблон:Yes	October 18	October 21	Human-caused.
Hag Boundry	Box Elder	Шаблон:Yes	October 29	October 29	Started in the Utah Test and Training Range's northern segment near the Great Salt Lake.
Snow Canyon	Washington	Шаблон:Yes	November 6	November 7	Human-caused.
As of Шаблон:Format date (UTC) Live fire updates: https://utahfireinfo.gov/active-wildfires

See also

• 2020 Western United States wildfire season
• COVID-19 pandemic in Utah

External links

• https://gacc.nifc.gov/gbcc/predictive/products/gbytd-byState.htm - GBCC Great Basin data
• https://utahfireinfo.gov/active-wildfires - Active wildfires in Utah
• https://gacc.nifc.gov/sacc/predictive/intelligence/NationalLargeIncidentYTDReport.pdf - Database for large incidents (wildfires, NIFC. Renews annually.)