Multiple wildfires burning near the Pacific coast of the U.S. on September 9, 2020
Affected states
Arizona (Maricopa)
California (August)
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington (Labor Day)
Background
2020–23 North American drought
Wildfires in the United States
Largest wildfire by state
Arizona - Bush (193,455 acres)
California - August Complex (1,032,648 acres)
Colorado - Cameron Peak (208,913 acres)
Nevada - Meadow Valley (59,265 acres)
New Mexico - Cub (25,950 acres)
Oregon - Santiam (402,274 acres)
Utah - East Fork (89,765 acres)
Washington - Pearl Hill (223,730 acres)
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The 2020 Utah wildfire season was a series of prominent wildfires throughout the state of Utah, lasting from June 1 through October 30, as defined by state law.[5] Part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, Utah saw record-breaking numbers of human-caused fires. The largest fire of the season, the East Fork Fire, burned an area of 89,568 acres.[6] In total, the suppression costs for the fires amounted to at least $103 million (2020 USD).[4]
Of the 1,547[1] fires in Utah during 2020, 1,202 (78%) were human-caused, surpassing 2015's record of 937. These fires accounted for nearly 100,000 of the 329,732 total acres burned during this season.[7] The significant rise in human-caused fires was attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, as it forced recreation outside at higher rates.[8]
^ ab"Wildfire season recap: 2020 produced most human-caused fires on record in Utah, $60M in costs". www.ksl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^https://gacc.nifc.gov/gbcc/predictive/products/gbytd-byState.htm *This resource is annually updated, therefore its data doesn't represent this article's fires. For the archived PDF, see Great Basin Coordination Center Year-To-Date Report of Fires and Acres By State & Agency for 2020
^https://gacc.nifc.gov/sacc/predictive/intelligence/NationalYTDbyStateandAgency.pdf *This resource is annually updated, therefore its data doesn't represent this article's fires. For the archived PDF, see National Year-to-Date Report on Fires and Acres Burned by State and Agency for 2020.
^ abCite error: The named reference NIFC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Burn Permits and Fire Code | Utah DNR – FFSL (Forestry, Fire and State Lands)". ffsl.utah.gov. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
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^Knox, Annie (December 10, 2020). "In Utah's 2020 wildfire season, humans sparked nearly 4 of 5 blazes". Deseret News. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^"The coronavirus pandemic is behind Utah's record number of human-caused wildfires, officials say". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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