Crews battling what is currently the largest active wildfire in the country are facing an uphill battle as historic weather conditions fuel dangerous fire behavior in southern Utah.
The blaze, which is burning near Marysvale in southern Utah, has been driven by extreme weather, and conditions are not expected to improve anytime soon. Officials say the fire is likely to continue behaving erratically through the weekend.
Firefighters are working under what experts are calling critical fire weather — a combination of factors including dry conditions that make containing the massive blaze significantly more challenging.
