(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews battle a fire in Davis County in Utah on the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews remain on the scene where three homes were destroyed by wildfire in Bountiful along the East bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Smoldering remains are seen along East Hills Drive in Bountiful Utah as fire crews battle the Davis County fire that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews battle a fire in Davis County in Utah on the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews battle a fire in Davis County, Utah on the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews battle a fire in Davis County in Utah on the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews remain on the scene where three homes were destroyed by wildfire in Bountiful along the East bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews battle a fire in Davis County, Utah on the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A shed smolders belonging to Alysa Albertine who recalled the harrowing experience of having to flee her home in East Bountiful when a wildfire ignited in the early hours on Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. The fire was so close her shed was destroyed and three of her neighbors experienced a total loss of their homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Alysa Albertine is joined by her daughter Emery, 6, as she recalls the harrowing experience of having to flee her home in East Bountiful when a wildfire ignited in the early hours on Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. The fire was so close her shed was destroyed and three of her neighbors experienced a total loss of their homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire Crews battle a fire in Davis County in Utah on the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A shed smolders belonging to Alysa Albertine who recalled the harrowing experience of having to flee her home in East Bountiful when a wildfire ignited in the early hours on Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. The fire was so close her shed was destroyed and three of her neighbors experienced a total loss of their homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews battle a fire in Davis County in Utah on the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Alysa Albertine is joined by her daughter Emery, 6, as she recalls the harrowing experience of having to flee her home in East Bountiful when a wildfire ignited in the early hours on Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. The fire was so close her shed was destroyed and three of her neighbors experienced a total loss of their homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews battle a fire in Davis County in Utah on the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire Crews direct a slurry bomber to unload its payload along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Air crews battle the fire along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire Crews direct a slurry bomber to unload its payload along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire Crews direct a slurry bomber to unload its payload along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire Crews direct a slurry bomber to unload its payload along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The mountain side burs near homes as crews battle the blaze along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Air crews battle the fire along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire Crews direct a slurry bomber to unload its payload along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Air crews battle the fire along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire Crews direct a slurry bomber to unload its payload along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire Crews direct a slurry bomber to unload its payload along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire Crews direct a slurry bomber to unload its payload along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Air crews battle the fire along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire Crews direct a slurry bomber to unload its payload along the East Bountiful bench that grew to 150 acres early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019, and destroyed three homes. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Photo courtesy of Clair Asay) A wildfire burns through three houses early Friday morning in Bountiful, Aug. 30, 2019. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews battle a fire in Bountiful that destroyed three homes and damaged five more that began early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The fire line came dangerously close to numerous houses in Bountiful that destroyed three homes and damaged five more that began early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews battle a fire in Bountiful that destroyed three homes and damaged five more that began early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Extreme dry conditions following by a wet spring that grew tall grasses, contribute to the fire damage in Bountiful that destroyed three homes and damaged five more that began early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The fire line came dangerously close to numerous houses in Bountiful that destroyed three homes and damaged five more that began early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Extreme dry conditions following by a wet spring that grew tall grasses contribute to the fire damage in Bountiful that destroyed three homes and damaged five more that began early Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2019. On Sept. 2, officials said the fire was 100% contained.
Residents near the Gun Range Fire may continue to see some smoke or ash blowing in the wind, but it has been 100% contained and the fire danger is over.
The U.S. Forest Service has not determined if the burned area will create a mudslide threat, but the initial reports indicate that may not be a problem, according to the South Davis Metro Fire.
The 320-acre fire, which was reported about 1 a.m. Friday and burned on the mountain on the east side of Bountiful and Centerville, destroyed three homes, damaged five more, and prompted the evacuation of about 400 homes. No injuries were reported.
Investigators believe the fire started with an abandoned campfire in Ward Canyon, said Forest Service spokeswoman Kim Osborn. Police continued to search for two people who reportedly drove away in a small SUV, leaving the campfire burning behind them.
Firefighters will remain at the site of the fire for “several days,” according to South Davis Fire, “watching for hot spots.” Residents may continue to see and smell smoke “until the rains can wet down the entire mountain and burn areas.”
According to the National Weather Service, there is a 20% or less chance of rain in the next week.
South Davis Fire also posted on Facebook that the Forest Service’s “initial report is that the fire did not burn deep enough into the earth” to create a risk of mudslides, adding that “they will give us an updated report once their teams have completed their evaluation.”
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