Overview
- The Salt Lake City Fire Department reported a brush fire above Victory Road on Wednesday afternoon that Utah Fire Info later estimated at more than 30 acres and named Sandhurst2Fire.
- Ground crews and aircraft are actively engaged in suppression while evacuations have been ordered and multiple homes are reported as threatened.
- The blaze is located south of a subdivision that was threatened by the 2024 Sandhurst Fire, highlighting repeated vulnerability where the city meets wildland slopes.
- The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings because gusty winds from a low-pressure system over Idaho and low humidity created critical fire conditions though winds are forecast to ease on Thursday.
- Agencies are updating containment and evacuation information on an ongoing basis and residents near Ensign Peak should follow official directions and expect changing conditions.