Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) warned this week that his state is enduring one of the most active fire seasons in recent memory — and that humans have been responsible for most of the blazes.

“We're seeing exactly the kind of extreme fire behavior we hoped that we would not but warned was very likely,” Cox said during his monthly news conference, which aired Thursday on PBS Utah.

The governor expressed distress at the fact that 72 percent of the multiple wildfires raging across Utah this season have been caused by humans. The fires, fueled by strong winds and hot, dry weather, have scorched thousands of acres statewide, he noted.

For example, Cox described a “firenado” that was “strong enough to flip heavy equipment, rip roofs off and spread flames unpredictably” stemming from the 15,000-acre Deer Creek........

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