State, Local and Federal Partners Encourage Utahns to Use Their Fire Sense this Summer
SALT LAKE CITY (June 10, 2024) – As the summer starts to heat up, state, federal and local fire officials spoke at a press event to encourage Utahns and visitors...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Two Utah Companies Receive Over $800,000 in Wood Products Grants
SALT LAKE – Two companies in Utah, Blazzard Lumber Co and Thompson Sawmill, were awarded over $800,000 from the US Forest Service as a part of the Wood Innovations Program....
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Kit Carson’s Cross Receives Recognition on National Register of Historic Places
SALT LAKE (May 30, 2024) – Kit Carson’s Cross, an iconic symbol that rests at the highest point of Fremont Island on the Great Salt Lake, has been added to...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Cooperation among agencies aims to better prepare forested areas of the Wasatch Front to withstand risk of wildfire
SALT LAKE CITY (May 29, 2024) — The summer of 2024 will be the third year in which several agencies partner together to perform forest health treatments in areas at risk of...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Forestry, Fire and State Lands Expands Wildfire Aviation Program
SALT LAKE (May 29, 2024) – The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands is expanding its wildfire aviation program to include a helitack program to better assess and...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Utah Receives Over $5.5 Million in Community Wildfire Defense Grant Funding
SALT LAKE (May 15, 2024) – On Tuesday, the US Department of Agriculture announced its second round of funding of project proposals as a part of the Community Wildfire Defense...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Forest Legacy to Fund Summit County’s Wasatch Back Forest Conservation Project
SALT LAKE (May 14, 2024) – The United States Forest Service (USFS) announced yesterday that they will provide $40 million of Inflation Reduction Act funding through the Forest Legacy Program...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
FFSL and Compass Minerals Come Together to Protect Great Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Legislature passed HB453 Great Salt Lake Revisions, which directs the state water engineer to create a water distribution plan for the Great Salt Lake...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Team Rubicon Returns to Southeast Utah for Operation Grand Adventure
MOAB, Utah – Team Rubicon is returning to Utah from March 12-18 for Operation Grand Adventure, which aims to reduce wildfire risk along Mill and Pack Creeks. Team Rubicon has...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Wildland Fire Program and Crews Honored by Utah House and Senate
SALT LAKE – The Wildland Fire Program and the Lone Peak Conservation Center crews were honored on the floor of the Utah House of Representatives and the Utah Senate on...
Last updated: January 23, 2026