Utah Ablaze: Only 109 Firefighters Battling 282,287-Acre Milford Flat Fire

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BEAVER -- The Milford Flat Fire, just three days old, has burned 282,287 acres in southern Utah -- likely the largest blaze in state history.

That's 441 square miles: more than half the area of Salt Lake County, which counts 771 square miles.

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Utah Ablaze: Only 109 Firefighters Battling 282,287-Acre Milford Flat Fire

But only 109 personnel -- many local volunteer firefighters -- on Sunday night were battling the blaze that has swept over mountains and valleys in Beaver and Millard counties.

"That's not enough," said Jim Springer, spokesman for t...

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