2026年6月28日 / 美国东部时间早上7:14 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
美国荒野消防局周日通报称，三名消防员在科罗拉多州与犹他州边境地区扑救山火时遇难，另有两人受伤。
该局于今年早些时候成立，旨在统筹公共土地范围内的灭火与防火减灾工作。该局表示，这些消防员是周六跨部门应对诺尔斯山火与戈尔山火行动的成员之一。
该局在脸书的一份声明中表示：“美国荒野消防局与美国农业部林务局一同沉浸在悲痛之中，并将坚定不移地支持遇难者的家属。他们的英勇、奉献与牺牲永远不会被遗忘。”
该局表示，在信息可以公开时，将及时发布更多细节。
美国西部野火活动加剧，连续多日的高温、干燥与大风天气助长了犹他州、亚利桑那州等地的火势，该地区不断有新山火爆发。
最大的野火是犹他州西南部崎岖地形中的卡顿伍德山火。周六，这场山火在穿越峡谷与山坡后蔓延至超过144平方英里（373平方公里），沿途烧毁了一处滑雪场的部分区域以及其他夏季度假小屋。
比弗县当局已于周六开始与消防团队合作评估损失范围，但暂无即时估算数据。州长斯宾塞·考克斯在社交媒体发文称情况“不容乐观”，但他感谢消防人员“数次创造奇迹，阻止了火势蔓延、挽救了生命财产”。
负责该山火的发言人艾莉莎·梅森表示，悬崖与陡坡让灭火工作难上加难。
“推土机与其他重型设备很难进入该区域，消防车也难以抵达，”她说，“这并非完全无法开展灭火行动，但确实拖慢了进度。”
数百名消防员已抵达这个干旱的州，参与扑救新爆发的山火以及因气象部门所称的“极端 fire weather”——即极低湿度、高温与阵风——而持续蔓延的山火。
由于犹他州积雪量创下历史新低，且经历了有记录以来最温暖的冬季，今年的火灾危险程度更高。据国家跨部门消防中心的数据，美国西部大部分地区都在应对类似的极端条件。
从阿拉斯加到佛罗里达州，消防人员周六奋战在数十处山火现场，其中34处被列为大规模未受控山火。
全国范围内，今年年初以来已有近300万英亩（120万公顷）的土地被烧毁，这一数据超过了十年平均水平。
犹他州的火情严峻到足以让州长斯宾塞·考克斯在本周早些时候宣布进入紧急状态，并允许该州在7月4日国庆假期前禁止燃放烟花。该禁令出台之际，犹他州正遭遇由历史性干旱引发的近年最严重山火季之一。
州林业主管杰米·巴恩斯表示，州官员称过去一周犹他州新爆发山火的数量有所增加，每一起火灾都展现出前所未有的蔓延态势。这些新起火点已超出该州的荒野消防应对能力。
科罗拉多州州长贾里德·波利斯也于周六宣布进入紧急状态，并授权使用国民警卫队协助扑救山火。
美国国家气象局的预报员近日来已在从加利福尼亚州到亚利桑那州和新墨西哥州的广大西部区域发布红旗预警。
在大峡谷国家公园南部，当局表示周六新爆发的山火火势正远离大峡谷村与附近的图萨扬社区。但在约50英里（80公里）外的另一处山火，已促使科科尼诺县官员对肯德里克山附近居民发出疏散令。
亚利桑那州北部部分地区周六停电，负责该区域的电力公司启动了安全断电措施，以期降低山火风险。
随着山火风险扩大，断电措施在西部已愈发常见。通常是电力预报员在综合考虑持续风力、阵风速度、可燃物与地形等因素后，将其作为最后的应对手段。
由于犹他州的极端火情持续，落基山电力公司也切断了服务比弗县及其他区域的输电线路。
美国西部多地爆发大规模山火
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/high-winds-heat-fuel-utah-wildfires/
大风与高温助推犹他州失控山火
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3 firefighters killed, 2 injured fighting wildfires near Colorado-Utah border
June 28, 2026 / 7:14 AM EDT / CBS/AP
Three firefighters died and two were injured while tackling fires on the Colorado-Utah border, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service reported Sunday.
The agency — created earlier this year to streamline firefighting and fire reduction across public lands — said the firefighters had been part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires on Saturday.
“The U.S. Wildland Fire Service stands united with the USDA Forest Service in grief and in our unwavering support for the loved ones left behind. Their bravery, dedication, and sacrifice will never be forgotten,” it said in a statement on Facebook.
The agency said it would share more information when it is available to be released.
Wildfire activity has intensified across the western United States, as consecutive days of hot, dry and windy weather have fueled flames in Utah, Arizona and elsewhere as new fires popped up across the region.
The largest blaze, the Cottonwood Fire, was burning in rugged terrain in southwest Utah. It ballooned Saturday to more than 144 square miles (373 square kilometers) after marching through canyons and mountainsides, destroying part of a ski resort and other summer cabins along the way.
Authorities in Beaver County began working with fire teams on Saturday to assess the extent of the damage, but no estimates were immediately available. Gov. Spencer Cox in a post on social media called it bleak, but he thanked crews for what he called “several miraculous stops and saves.”
The cliffs and steep slopes have made the job even harder, said Alyssa Mason, a spokesperson assigned to the fire.
“It’s hard to get dozers and other heavy equipment into that. It’s hard to get engines into that,” she said. “It doesn’t make it impossible to firefight, but it does just kind of slow things down.”
Hundreds of firefighters have been arriving in the arid state to battle new starts as well as those that have been growing because of what forecasters called critical fire weather — dangerously low humidity levels, warm temperatures and gusty winds.
The danger is even higher this year because of Utah’s record-low snowpack and its warmest winter on record. Much of the West is grappling with similar conditions, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
From Alaska to Florida, crews worked Saturday to corral dozens of fires, including three dozen that were classified as large and uncontained.
Nationally, nearly 3 million acres (1.2 million hectares) have burned since the start of the year. That is more than the 10-year average.
The conditions in Utah were critical enough for Gov. Spencer Cox to declare an emergency earlier this week and clear the way for the state to ban fireworks ahead of the July Fourth holiday. The order comes as Utah is experiencing one of the most severe wildfire seasons in recent history, fueled by historic drought conditions.
State officials said that over the past week, Utah has seen an increase in wildfire starts, with each fire showing unprecedented behavior. These starts have stretched the state’s wildland firefighting capabilities, State Forester Jamie Barnes said.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis also declared an emergency on Saturday, and authorized the use of the National Guard to tackle the fires.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service over recent days have been issuing red flag warnings for a wide swath of the West, from California to Arizona and New Mexico.
South of Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said the flames of a new wildfire were moving away from Grand Canyon Village and the nearby community of Tusayan on Saturday. But about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away, another fire prompted Coconino County officials to issue evacuation orders for those near Kendrick Mountain.
Parts of northern Arizona were without power Saturday as the utility serving the area initiated a safety shut-off in hopes of lessening the wildfire risk.
Power shutoffs have become more common in the West as wildfire risk has expanded. It is usually a last resort after utility forecasters weigh factors like sustained wind and gust speeds, available fuels and topography.
With extreme fire conditions persisting in Utah, Rocky Mountain Power also shut off power lines serving Beaver County and other areas.
Major wildfires burn across western U.S.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/high-winds-heat-fuel-utah-wildfires/
High winds and heat fuel Utah’s out-of-control wildfires
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