Google+ View all posts by Bill Gabbert, Have a wildland fire news tip? The Bald Mountain Fire caused mandatory evacuation of two cities: Elk Ridge and Woodland Hills. Advertise with us Utah Bald Mountain Fire (FM-5277-UT) Incident Period: September 21, 2018 - September 24, 2018 Declaration Date: September 21, 2018 Financial Assistance. Theme: Eleganto by Themes4WP, 9/15 Update Pole Creek_Bald Mountain Fire. The Red Flag Warning that brought strong winds and very low humidities Wednesday and Thursday contributed to the rapid growth of several wildfires in Utah and Colorado. Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new articles by email. In another tweet he wrote that his main goal is to protect human life. The Pole Creek fire is 62,844 acres. Information is updated every hour. Isaac Hale, Daily Herald Facebook Like Cox, he also shared his displeasure with the Forest Service. Now raging out of control, homes are threatened and Highway 89 is closed. According to Cox, it was the Forest Service who decided to manage the fire by letting it burn rather than snuffing it out. We have to do our part to make sure we have more resources and to make sure these don’t keep happening,” he said. Spencer Cox arrived at the scene of the Pole Creek Fire the morning of Sept. 13, according to, “We can rebuild structure but not people. Do not take any chances,” he wrote. Thursday afternoon it was about three miles west of the highway. (Originally published at 7:16 p.m. MDT September 13, 2108). The Pole Creek Fire was a lightning-caused fire in Juab, Sanpete, and Utah counties in central Utah in the Western United States. Reader Representative Salem Hills High School is still open, but the school is also being used as a Red Cross command center, according to the, Lt. Gov. They advised residents to plan to limit outdoor exertion, noting that children, the elderly and those with existing heart and lung conditions will have the hardest time. Both fires were pushed by strong southwest winds, causing them to grow to the northeast. Above: Satellite photo at 5:37 p.m. MDT Sept. 13, 2018 showing smoke from wildfires in Utah and Colorado. Distance is the biggest source of help residents of nearby cities can offer, according to officials. He tweeted on that night that the fires are merging. Follow her on Twitter @ReporterLauren, On Sept. 13, fire departments from Draper, West Valley and Unified Fire Authority each sent a four-person crew accompanied by an engine to help the efforts, according to. The fire is the largest in Utah in 2018. Resources for journalism educators, Help and Contact Information If and when financial assistance is approved for this disaster, it will be displayed here. According to the Daily Herald, the Red Cross is accepting donations of prepackaged, non-perishable food which can be sent to Salem Hills High School. “This fire hasn’t been too bad with smoke, it’s just always there. Nebo School District is not allowing children out during recess because of the poor air quality. In this Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, photo, a wildfire burns in Salem, Utah. This information from a satellite 200 miles overhead is preliminary and needs to be confirmed by someone closer to the ground. She said the forest managers didn’t anticipate high winds, warm nighttime temperatures and low humidity levels, which caused The Pole Creek fire to spiral out of control. On Sept. 13, fire departments from Draper, West Valley and Unified Fire Authority each sent a four-person crew accompanied by an engine to help the efforts, according to KSL. 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Utah Department of Environmental Quality wrote on Twitter that the fire will affect air quality in the southern end of Utah County with smoke pollution levels reaching “unhealthy” levels. UTAH COUNTY, Utah, Oct. 3, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — The Bald Mountain Fire in Utah County is now 100 percent contained, officials said Wednesday. Parts of Spanish Fork, Payson and Salem are under pre-evacuation advisories. The Daily Herald said officials from the U.S Forest Service are preparing for the two fires to merge as of the morning on Sept. 14. However, according to the Daily Herald, the two are separated by only three miles and the Nebo Loop Road. “It is my experience that this is inexcusable in my view. In Utah two fires about 18 miles south of Provo spread very rapidly Wednesday night and Thursday. BYU School of Communications Utah County Sheriff’s Department is encouraging people to stay away from southern Utah County. The Silver Creek Fire 16 miles northwest of Kremmling, Colorado continued to spread toward Highway 40. Trees burned by the Bald Mountain Fire stand along the Mount Nebo Scenic Byway on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in southern Utah County. Subscribe Awards Please heed evacuations and don’t put our firefighters at risk,” Cox wrote. Salem Hills High School is still open, but the school is also being used as a Red Cross command center, according to the Daily Herald. More inept decision-making by the Forest Service who decided to try and “manage” this fire and let it burn instead of suppression—during one of the worst droughts in recent history. Please heed all evacuation warnings. Map of the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain Fires showing heat detected by a satellite as late as 2:36 p.m. MDT September 13, 2018.