11:04 am. MDT 11 July 2022
Two wildfires in Utah burn in steep, rough terrain.
The Halfway Hill Fire is in the Fishlake National Forest two miles southeast of Fillmore east of Interstate 15. The activity on the fire Sunday was more moderate than the previous two days as the wind speed decreased. It was mapped on Sunday night on 10,417 acres. Most of the heat detected by the sensors on the plane was on the east side.
Residents of the Virginia Hills subdivision are still under an evacuation notice.
The Jacob Stadsbrand burned 4,094 acres 2 miles east of Stockton. When mapped at 10pm on Sunday, it was very active on the northwest and southeast sides. As of Sunday night, no communities are particularly threatened, according to Utah Fire Info.
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