The fire that sparked in southeastern Utah last week and crossed into southwestern Colorado this week has damaged over a dozen structures, and now fire officials believe winds will push that fire deeper into Colorado.

The fire-induced tornado developed within the Deer Creek Fire just after 1 p.m. MT on Saturday, July 12, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The "firenado," which was given an EF-2 rating, lasted for about 12 minutes. Tornados ranked as an EF-2 are deemed "significant" and exhibit a wind speed of 111-136 miles per hour.

The Deer Creek Fire on the Utah and Colorado has now exceeded 15,000 acres as a community meeting is scheduled for Saturday evening. Firefighters continue to get a

A rapidly growing and still-uncontained fire that's already destroyed five buildings in eastern Utah is fast approaching the state line with Colorado.

The Deer Creek fire that started near Old La Sal July 10 grew to 14,760 acres on Tuesday, July 15 and remained at 7% containment.

After a dry start to the summer in Colorado, with wildfires burning across the Western Slope, the approaching North American Monsoon could provide some needed relief. Snowmelt happened unusually early for Colorado’s Western Slope

An interim wildfire mitigation committee met at the Colorado State Capitol on Tuesday to discuss efforts to protect the state from fire danger.