Wildfires fanned by hot, dry gusts top 100,000 acres

PAYSON — Crews are making progress toward containing a pair of wildfires south of Spanish Fork despite high, shifting winds and steep terrain, fire managers said Wednesday."We expect a really active day on both fires," said Dan Dallas, operation section chief for the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team. The Bald Mountain and Pole Creek fires together had torched roughly 100,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, and the cost of fighting them has topped $6 million.
Laura Seitz, Deseret News