The fires varied in size but have already forced several evacuations and pre-evacuation notices, closed a national park, and the Deer Creek Fire near the Utah state line has already destroyed at least five buildings.

The nearly 13,000-acre wildfire burning in eastern Utah crossed the Colorado border Monday night, joining four other fires already burning on the Western Slope, fire officials said.

Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration Sunday for five wildfires burning in several of the state's counties — here's what you need to know.

LA SAL, San Juan County — No injuries were reported, but a fire engine was damaged when a massive "fire vortex" formed within a fire burning in southeast Utah over the weekend. A massive fire vortex damaged a fire engine during Utah's Deer Creek Fire. The fire has burned over 10,000 acres and remains 0% contained, with evacuations ongoing.

Heavy winds that swept through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Sunday night started “rapid fire spread” after a relatively slow day of growth, according to fire officials.

The 6-5, 235-pound redshirt junior and former three-star recruit from South Jordan, Utah, led the Big 12 with 14 1/2 tackles for loss last season. He started nine games and tallied 70 tackles, four pass breakups, three interceptions and one forced fumble.

More than half of Utah is now in severe drought, but it is far from the only Western state experiencing dry conditions. Utah is on track for one of its driest and warmest years.

A large vortex or "firenado" formed over the Deer Creek Fire in San Juan County, Utah over the weekend, officials said. Dramatic footage from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) showed flames from the fire being sucked up into a dense, swirling cloud of black smoke.

A South Jordan teen has been reported missing again.The 15-year-old girl went missing in late April before she turned herself in to a Colorado police department