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Silver King Fire Daily Update - July 14, 2024 07-14-2024
Silver King Fire
Publication Type: News - 07/14/2024 - 07:00
**RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY**
The fire received a small amount of rainfall on Saturday measuring only about 1/100 of an inch. Several lightning strikes in the fire area were observed by crews. The control line experienced a 40 mile per hour wind test Saturday afternoon and the line held along the northwest corner of the fire. The Deer Creek area saw moderate fire activity and crews were able to extend lines on the east side north to Deer Creek. Firefighters were able to continue mopping up the fire area that jumped containment lines on the southeast corner during the wind event Friday.
Firing operations were conducted in the south end of the fire to keep the fire from crossing the ridge and moving down into the Cottonwood Creek area. The west side of the fire is showing very minimal growth and firefighters are keeping a close watch on it.
The Incident Meteorologist (IMET) has predicted increasing moisture into the weekend with a 40 percent chance of wetting rain and a potential for flash flooding. With the anticipated moist conditions are possible dry lightning and particularly erratic winds that prompted the National Weather service to issue a Red Flag Warning for Sunday. Prevailing winds are still coming from the South, pushing smoke into Richfield and Salina. New fire starts are possible with the dry lightning. The IMET predicts some showers may occur but may be isolated. The weather trend is for drier conditions into next week.
Smoke conditions have increased to unhealthy levels for some individuals. For more smoke information go to www.fire.airnow.gov.
The Fishlake National Forest has issued a closure order that can be found here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/fishlake/alerts-notices. The Castle Rock Campground remains open.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on the Fishlake National Forest began on Friday, July 12, 2024, at 12:01 a.m. and limits where fires are allowed and what type of fires visitors can have in those places. For additional information on fire restrictions and wildfires in the state of Utah, visit www.utahfireinfo.gov or follow X (formerly known as Twitter) @UtahWildfire.