IN-DEPTH: Silver King Fire still burning, town bracing for flash flood potential

Marysvale, Utah Fire Chief Jon Christensen joined Brian Schnee for an in-depth conversation about flooding concerns as the Silver King Fire continues to burn close to town. FROM KUTV.com: The Silver King Fire is 88% contained and has burned 18,222 acres. Fire crews are using a confinement approach to allow the fire to burn towards natural barriers, particularly on the western side of the fire footprint. The northern and eastern portions are contained with firefighters seeming confident in those lines. The fire was sparked by lightning and was first reported on July 5, 2024. On Friday, the Nevada Incident Management Team 5 shared what they called the "final update" on the Silver King Fire and announced they'll transition to a locally based incident management strategy featuring local fire crews. "While the fire is reducing in complexity and the incident management objectives are being met, the fire will remain in a patrol and monitor status for quite some time," wrote the fire information staff. "That means firefighters will remain on scene to observe the fire and extinguish hot spots if necessary. Because the fire is confined and not declared 'out' there will still be a considerable amount of smoke throughout the summer until cooler, wetter weather arrives. However, the threat of the fire escaping its current footprint has been reduced to the lowest level possible with the contain/confine strategy. " The nearby town of Marysvale continues to prepare for potential flash flooding. On Thursday night, a special town meeting was held to discuss preparations and ongoing evaluation of the Silver King Fire burn scar area. Town leaders encouraged residents sign up for 'CODE RED', to learn about evacuation notices. "There's still a monster up there; it may be asleep but it's still there," said Marysvale Fire Chief Jon Christensen on Friday. "Our major concern and probably the worst thing would be flooding concerns." In collaboration with the Army CORP of Engineers, Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) teams as well as local and state partners, they're analyzing the fire area and it's potential for significant flooding. _______________ Hit the subscribe button to stay up-to-date on the latest news, and turn on the notifications to get alerted when the big stories break as we bring them to you live! For all the full stories seen here, go to kutv.com. Follow KUTV 2News on our other social media pages for more photos, videos and reports: Facebook: KUTV2News TikTok: @kutv2news X: @kutv2news Instagram: @kutv2news Threads: @kutv2news If you see something newsworthy happen, or you just witness something incredible, hilarious or adorable, you can send your videos, photos and news tips to kutv.com/chimein. We love sharing our favorites on kutv.com, our social media and our broadcasts! You can also submit tips by email or phone. Email: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 801.839.1234 _______________ KUTV is a Utah-based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to nearly 200 television stations in 86 markets. Sinclair's television group reaches close to 40% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #kutv #saltlakecity #news #utah

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