That fire, called the Dairy Valley fire, was started by lightning in the northwestern corner of the county, near the town of Grouse Creek. Multiple homes are threatened and the fire has burned more than 800 acres, although no evacuations have been ordered, according to Erin Darboven with the BLM.

Other fires still being battled include:

• Two fires are burning in Tooele County. The Kimball fire has burned more than 7,500 acres and is only 20 percent contained in the Stansbury Mountains west of Grantsville, and forced the closure of state Route 138 for much of Friday. The Monarch fire, which is 50 percent contained, has burned more than 24,000 acres in the northern Lakeside Mountains.

• The Dakota Complex, which is actually two fires, has burned almost 8,000 acres east of Zion National Park and has forced the postponement of the annual Kolob Days celebration.

• The Paradise fire west of Beryl has destroyed three buildings and is threatening many others. The Hamlin Valley has been evacuated.

There may be some relief for firefighters this weekend. Thunderstorms are predicted to move across southern and eastern Utah today. On Sunday, the thunderstorms are expected to increase across Utah, bringing with them a stronger chance of rain.

"That'll cool us off a tad and bring our humidity up," said meteorologist Alex Tardy. "We'll lose a lot of wind that's been driving these fires."

Of course, the storms also bring lightning and the threat of more wildfires.

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