A Utah man just toured his now-destroyed cabin neighborhood for the first time since the Cottonwood Fire. Here’s what he saw.

“It literally looks like someone dropped an atomic bomb in the area,” said James Bybee.

(James Bybee) Pictured is what's left of James Bybee's cabin above Beaver, Utah, after the Cottonwood Fire ripped through. He visited his property on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

A Utah man just toured his now-destroyed cabin neighborhood for the first time since the Cottonwood Fire. Here’s what he saw.

“It literally looks like someone dropped an atomic bomb in the area,” said James Bybee.

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