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In 2026, emergency crews managed several wildfires. Hand crews worked on the Bonneville Fire in Salt Lake City on June 22. By June 29, the Aspen Acres fire forced evacuations in Beulah along Highway 78. In August, the Widemouth 2 Fire in Kanosh saw retardant drops on August 3, with U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz addressing media on August 6. Additionally, crews conducted mop-up operations to contain the Windmill fire during the same period.