An 11-year-old girl was killed in a house fire early Sunday morning around 1 a.m. in the small town of East Carbon, Utah near Price.

Two fires that broke out in Utah's Duchesne county on Monday have merged into one fire, heralding an early beginning to the 2021 fire season.

Fire crews are already gearing up for Utah fire danger, following a spurt of sunny, dry, and windy weather.

State fire officials say in a normal year, they fight over 700 fires caused by humans in Utah. This year saw a marked increase.

Crews are responding to a new fire that sparked near Soldier Canyon Saturday afternoon, reporting the flames are burning in steep terrain. 

The 2020 fire season has been devastating. Massive blazes have ravaged the Western US, and all of them, with their own unique name, but where do those names come from?

It’s a unique situation for Rocky Mountain Power (RMP), where officials say they may cut off electricity to parts of Summit County to prevent wildfires. 

Wildfires and unforgiving weather conditions are prompting Rocky Mountian Power to consider power shutoffs in parts of Northern Utah.

Fire investigators say target shooting at a police gun range sparked the massive Range Fire, which has already blackened more than 3,400 acres. 

The Range Fire in Utah County remains at 1,500 acres on Sunday morning and a major highway through Provo Canyon remains closed.