The Teddy Valley Fire was reported on Thursday, Aug. 27, near the Iron County and Beaver County line in southwest Utah, according to a report published August 27. The fire is burning on state land and is being managed as a Type 4 incident.
Early information indicated the fire covered roughly 200 acres. This new blaze adds to a summer in southwest Utah that has been marked by significant fires, evacuations, and flooding.
In Beaver County, the Cottonwood Fire previously burned over 97,000 acres in Beaver and Piute counties. Heavy monsoon rains following that fire caused flash flooding that damaged infrastructure, homes, and roads. Due to the combination of fire and flood damage, Governor Spencer Cox declared a state of emergency for Beaver, Piute, and Sevier counties.
Further north, the Fillmore area dealt with the Widemouth 2 Fire, which grew to approximately 125,000 acres in August. This became Utah's largest wildfire at that time. Residents in Fillmore were placed on evacuation readiness due to the threat of debris flows and flash flooding from the burned terrain.
State officials have warned that burn scars can increase runoff, allowing even modest thunderstorms to produce dangerous debris flows.
Because the Teddy Valley Fire is in its early stages, officials suggest residents near the Beaver and Iron County line monitor local emergency alerts and official fire information as crews respond to the new start.
