| Pole Creek Fire | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | September 6, 2018 – October 6, 2018 |
| Location | Uinta National Forest, Juab County, Utah, United States (12 miles [19 km] northeast of Nephi) |
| Coordinates | 39°48′22″N 111°39′40″W / 39.806°N 111.661°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 98,642 acres (399.19 km2)[1] |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 0 |
| Structures destroyed | 0 |
| Damage | $4.7 million |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Map | |
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The Pole Creek Fire was a lightning-caused fire in Juab, Sanpete, and Utah counties in central Utah in the Western United States. The fire is the largest in Utah in 2018.[2] The fire was first reported on Thursday September 6, 2018. It merged with the Bald Mountain Fire on Monday September 17, 2018.[3] The Bald Mountain Fire caused mandatory evacuation of two cities: Elk Ridge and Woodland Hills. The Pole Creek Fire triggered mandatory evacuations for the Covered Bridge Community of the Spanish Fork Canyon along with the Diamond Fork Canyon and Right Fork Hobble Creek Canyon areas.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
pole creek inciwebwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Williams, Linda; Nielsen, Liesl (18 Sep 2018). "Fire updates: Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires burn over 90K acres combined". ksl.com. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 18 Sep 2018.
- ^ Reavy, Pat (17 Sep 2018). "Officials becoming optimistic in battle against combined Utah County fires". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved 18 Sep 2018.
- ^ Klopfenstein, Jacob (16 Sep 2018). "Fire updates: US 6 remains closed; Right fork of Hobble Creek Canyon under evacuation". ksl.com. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 18 Sep 2018.