Overview
- The fire, which ignited Monday after a line of thunderstorms in Fishlake National Forest, jumped from a few hundred acres to several thousand by Tuesday and remains largely uncontained.
- Crews and residents recorded multiple fire-induced tornadoes known as firenadoes that created fast, rotating updrafts and made fire behavior highly unpredictable.
- Millard County issued READY/SET/GO evacuation tiers for Kanosh-area zones with some neighborhoods ordered to leave and an evacuation point established in Fillmore.
- About 150 personnel plus large air tankers and hand crews are focused on protecting structures and town areas while ranchers and neighbors have mobilized to help and reported some livestock losses.
- Firenadoes form when superheated, unstable air creates a rotating column that can amplify fire spread and damage, so officials warn the situation can worsen quickly if winds or dry sun return.