Governor Spencer Cox declares a state of emergency and bans fireworks statewide through July 5 as the Cottonwood Fire grows to nearly 111 square miles and remains uncontained.The National Weather Service issues a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" fire warning while red flag warnings stretch across parts of California, Nevada and Arizona as gusts up to 50 mph and low humidity threaten rapid fire spread.Rocky Mountain Power places large areas on a public safety power shutoff watch and state forester
Jamie Barnes says unprecedented fire behavior during severe drought has forced evacuations and shifted firefighting resources, while the
Iron Fire is about 26–27 percent contained.