Cedar Hills fire continues burning while federal, state and local crews work toward containment

CEDAR HILLS, Utah (ABC4) — Crews worked on the Cedar Hills Fire throughout the night, and personnel are going to stay on duty throughout the weekend so they can get closer to fully containing the fire.

As of Wednesday evening, the Cedar Hills Fire was estimated at 14 acres in size and 20% contained.

According to Utah Fire Info, the Cedar Hills Fire showed “some activity” overnight, but it remained within the perimeter that firefighters had established Wednesday.

Crews are on scene today, working to secure the fireline. The city of Cedar Hills said in a social media post that management of the fire has been turned over to State and Federal agencies.

Utah Fire Info stated that smoke may still be visible but asked the public not to report the smoke. Cedar Hills city also told the public that the fire area is being monitored by on-site resources, and the public should not enter the fire area so that ongoing firefighting operations can continue.

The City of Cedar Hills requested that residents NOT use pressurized irrigation on Thursday, June 26, “to allow our tank storage and PI system to recover from the demands placed on the overall system in the firefighting efforts.”

The city also extended thanks to all the first responders who answered the call to help with the Cedar Hills Fire, and they stated that the quick response from other agencies and air support made a difference in preventing the fire from spreading further.

They also reminded citizens to be vigilant with anything that can cause a spark or fire–cigarettes, fireworks, dragging chains, etc.

“We saw first-hand how quickly our community can be impacted by a wildfire! PLEASE BE SAFE!” the city urged on social media.