Voices: Wildfires are changing. Here’s how Utahns can be prepared.

Our communities need to be prepared to evacuate quickly and year-round.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A tour of Eagle Point Resort, one of the smallest ski and snowboard areas in Utah, reveals what remains for one of the first areas to fall victim to the Cottonwood Fire in late June, pictured Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Voices: Wildfires are changing. Here’s how Utahns can be prepared.

Our communities need to be prepared to evacuate quickly and year-round.

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