Comment on Brian Head Fire: Crews hemming in nearly month-old southern Utah wildfire

Crews steadily made progress on southern Utah’s Brian Head Fire Tuesday, confident they will complete containment lines around the 71,669 blaze by this coming weekend. About 670 firefighters were dousing hot spots and clearing debris along the edges of the Iron County blaze, supported from the air by water-bearing helicopters and air tankers with loads of fire retardant chemicals. Incident Commander Troy DeMasters said the fire, named for the ski resort community near where a weed-burning projec...