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Mill Flat Fire 2009

  • Incident Information:

    Mill_Flat_Fire_Review

  • Location:

    Utah

  • Date:

    08/01/2009

  • Incident Type:

    Large Fire

  • Description:

    On August 29, 2009, the Mill Flat Fire which had been managed since July 25 rapidly burned out of the Pine Valley Wilderness on the Dixie National Forest in southern Utah, moving downhill toward the town of New Harmony. By the time the smoke cleared the following morning, all the town's residents had been evacuated, six homes were destroyed or severely damaged, and several other buildings and corrals were significantly burned. Due to the serious nature of this incident, the Intermountain Regional Forester assigned a team composed of Utah State and USDA Forest Service specialists to conduct a comprehensive review. 

    Large Fire

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