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Helicopter crew fly around the clock to gather water to fight the Weber County wild fires.
 Sept, 5, 2017
(Erik Bremer/ Signpost) Photo credit: Erik  Bremer

Weber fire causes evacuations, Dee Events Center named relief center

Cydnee Green September 7, 2017

A fire erupted on the morning of Sept. 5 in the mouth of the Weber Canyon in Uintah, causing the evacuation of over 900 community members, the closure of two main interstates and a loss of multiple housing...

School buses sit in front of the Dee Events Center, after having been used to evacuate grade-schooler children. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Six structures burned, evacuations continue in Weber County

Cydnee Green September 5, 2017

BREAKING NEWS— As of 1 p.m., the Uintah City Fire Department has stated that six structures have been affected by the fire, and nearly 500 acres have burned.   Winds are currently up to...

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