Thousands of acres in Utah and other Western states have burned. Here is what to know about the firefighters who have died, the destruction so far and the spreading smoke.

Critical fire weather conditions” forecast each day this week could spur the wildfires’ growth across the state’s Western Slope and mountains, according to NWS’s Grand Junction office.

Intensifying wildfires across eastern Utah and western Colorado are sending thick smoke into portions of the state, creating hazy skies and deteriorating air quality for many mountain and western Colorado communities.

Wildfires have popped up quickly and violently across western and southern Colorado, forcing evacuation notices around the state and killing three firefighters over the weekend as thousands of acres burn.

India, June 29 -- Three firefighters were killed while battling the Knowles Fire in western Colorado during wildfire attack operations on Saturday, according to the US Department of the Interior. The victims included Sydney Watson,

After three firefighters died over the weekend near the Colorado-Utah border, this week's forecasts call for critically dry fuels there and in Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Wyoming.

Colorado wildfires trigger disaster emergency as 28,000 acres are burned, evacuations are expanded, and firefighters are killed.