Slough Canyon Fire Active in Utah

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  The Slough Canyon Fire was ignited on August 15“Incident Overview The Slough Canyon Fire started on Saturday, August 15th in a remote area of the Book Cliffs on Uintah and Ouray Tribal Lands.”
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  The Slough Canyon Fire was ignited in a remote area of the Book Cliffs“The Slough Canyon Fire started on Saturday, August 15th in a remote area of the Book Cliffs on Uintah and Ouray Tribal Lands.”
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  The Slough Canyon Fire was ignited on Uintah and Ouray Tribal Lands“The Slough Canyon Fire started on Saturday, August 15th in a remote area of the Book Cliffs on Uintah and Ouray Tribal Lands.”
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  The Slough Canyon Fire remains active as of August 24Not found in the source record — unverified.
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  Firefighters have not been able to directly engage the Slough Canyon Fire“Due to the steep and rugged terrain firefighters have not been able to directly engage the fire on the ground”
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  Firefighters have not been able to directly engage the Slough Canyon Fire due to steep and rugged terrain“Due to the steep and rugged terrain firefighters have not been able to directly engage the fire on the ground”
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  The initial response included two helicopters“Initial attack response to the fire included two helicopters and two engines.”
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  The initial response included two engines“Initial attack response to the fire included two helicopters and two engines.”
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  The Slough Canyon Fire is currently uncontained“Percent of Perimeter Contained 0%”
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  Perimeters and points of the Slough Canyon Fire are described as approximations in official records“null”