The Daily Rundown – June 25, 2026
🔥 Around 2,000 homes are at risk in Utah as some 2,100 firefighters battle nearly two dozen wildfires across Utah, Nevada and Idaho, according to federal fire data. The fires, which come amid a drought across the Mountain West, are emitting smoke into neighboring states — Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico — and as far away as Kansas.
On Tuesday, roughly one-third of all active fire personnel in the country were working in the Great Basin region, which includes almost all of Utah, most of Nevada and parts of Arizona and Idaho. Another 1,800 firefighters were deployed in Arizona and New Mexico. Southeastern Nevada is also dealing with two large wildfires, both sparked by natural causes. At the time of recording, the Kane Springs Fire is about 17,000 acres and 45% contained, and the Grapevine Fire approximately 23,000 acres but 0% contained…