Pole Creek Fire (2018)
| Pole Creek Fire | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2018 Utah wildfires | |
| Date(s) | September 6, 2018 – October 6, 2018 |
| Location | Uinta National Forest, Juab County, Utah, United States (12 miles [19 km] northeast of Nephi) |
| Coordinates | 39°48′22″N 111°39′40″W / 39.806°N 111.661°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 98,642 acres (399.19 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 0 |
| Structures destroyed | 0 |
| Damage | $4.7 million |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Map | |
Start location of Pole Creek Fire Pole Creek Fire (2018) (the United States) | |
The Pole Creek Fire was a lightning-caused fire in Juab, Sanpete, and Utah counties in central Utah in the Western United States. The fire is the largest in Utah in 2018. The fire was first reported on Thursday September 6, 2018. It merged with the Bald Mountain Fire on Monday September 17, 2018. The Bald Mountain Fire caused mandatory evacuation of two cities: Elk Ridge and Woodland Hills. The Pole Creek Fire triggered mandatory evacuations for the Covered Bridge Community of the Spanish Fork Canyon along with the Diamond Fork Canyon and Right Fork Hobble Creek Canyon areas.