Event narrative (NOAA)
The Neola North Wildfire ignited June 29th during a period of hot and very dry conditions that resulted in explosive fire growth. Shortly after the blaze started it became deadly, rapidly sweeping across a field near the small community of Farm Creek near Whiterocks. The day the fire started it burned over and killed three people trying to protect property from the flames. The fire threatened many structures. Some structures were lost and evacuations were ordered. The fire consumed lodgepole and pinyon pine, grass, brush, and spruce trees. The fire burned approximately 43,511 acres before being contained on July 12th.
Other notable wildfire events in Utah
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.