{"data":{"id":1906,"lang":"en","title":"Utah's Cottonwood Fire Becomes Nation's Largest Wildfire With 92,000 Acres Burned and Zero Containment","summary":"The Cottonwood Fire in southern Utah has burned 92,000 acres with 0% containment, becoming the nation's largest active wildfire and prompting Governor Cox to call it potentially the most destructive in state history.","category":"other","category_label":"Other","published_at":"2026-06-28T10:03:52Z","updated_at":"2026-06-28T10:03:52Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/1906-utah-s-cottonwood-fire-becomes-nation-s-largest-wildfire-with-92-000-acres","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1906?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1906.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Cottonwood_Fire_6.24.26.jpg","word_count":225,"reading_time_minutes":2,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5873445/utah-wildfire-cottonwood-dry-weather","domain":"npr.org"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwood_Fire_(2026","domain":"en.wikipedia.org"},{"url":"https://kutv.com/news/wildfire/uncontained-cottonwood-fire-burns-92000-acres-in-southern-utah","domain":"kutv.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":1979,"title":"Požár Cottonwood v Utahu se stal největším aktivním požárem USA — přes 92 000 akrů a nulová záchrannost","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/1979-pozar-cottonwood-v-utahu-se-stal-nejvetsim-aktivnim-pozarem-usa-pres-92-000","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1979?lang=cs"},"content":"A human-caused wildfire that erupted in southern Utah on June 22 has rapidly grown into the largest active wildfire in the United States, scorching more than 92,000 acres in Piute and Beaver counties with zero percent containment. The Cottonwood Fire is burning through the Fishlake National Forest, 5 miles east of Beaver, and has forced evacuations of Eagle Point Resort, HiLo Estates, Merchant Valley, and Arrowhead Summer Homes. Governor Spencer Cox warned it may already be \"the most destructive fire in the state's history.\"\n\nThe fire surpassed 10,000 acres in its first day and crossed 60,000 acres by June 24, driven by extreme heat, low humidity, and winds exceeding 35 mph. The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City issued a rare \"particularly dangerous situation\" red flag warning — the first such alert in the office's history — as conditions showed no signs of improvement. Eagle Point Resort, a popular mountain ski and summer destination, has sustained significant structural damage and will remain permanently closed.\n\nFirefighting teams from multiple states are battling the blaze as smoke drifts across Colorado and neighboring states, degrading air quality across the region. Utah authorities have also banned fireworks ahead of the July 4th holiday due to extreme fire risk, and State Route 153 and parts of Fishlake National Forest have been closed through the end of the year."}}