Fire consumes approximately 7 acres, destroys mobile home near WSU-Davis campus
Ryan Comer, Standard-Examiner
The charred remains of a grass field near the Weber State University-Davis campus in Layton on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.LAYTON — A fire broke out Tuesday near the Weber State University-Davis campus, eventually consuming approximately 7 acres and resulting in a total fire loss of a trailer in a nearby mobile home park before it was put out.
Layton City Fire Department Battalion Chief Jason Cook told the Standard-Examiner that just before 4 p.m., multiple 911 calls reported a grass fire near 725 West off state Route 193.
Cook said the fire originated in a grass field that is part of the campus property on its east side, adjacent to the Ridgewood and Valley View mobile home parks, and that it ended up encroaching into and affecting some of the trailers in the Ridgewood mobile home park.
Two sustained minor fire damage and one was a total fire loss, Cook said.
According to Cook, no civilian or firefighter was injured and crews would remain overnight to make sure a fire didn’t rekindle.
Cook said crews got the fire under control at the hour and a half mark. He said there isn’t an associated fire loss yet.
Additionally, Cook said, there was a power utility box that was severely damaged, and as a consequence, power needed to be shut off to approximately 10 trailers in the area. Cook said crews were working on it, but it would likely be overnight until power was restored.
He said the cause was still in the process of being determined, though he said there were witness reports of several juveniles in the area before the fire started. He said at least three juveniles were interviewed, but the results of those interviews weren’t known yet.
North Davis Fire, Hill Air Force Base Fire, Kaysville Fire and the Layton Police Department assisted in the response and getting people evacuated, Cook said.
“The first 30 to 40 minutes, it was a pretty intense firefight,” Cook said.
Cook said the fire serves as a reminder.
“In general, a lot of people think … that the fire danger is restricted to hillsides and mountainsides, and this is right in the heart of our town, and unfortunately, somebody lost their residence today as a consequence,” he said. “We live in a dry area and we need to be vigilant about how and where we use instruments that cause heat, sparks, flame, whatever that can cause this very thing to happen.”
Standard-Examiner editor Ryan Comer at rcomer@standard.net.
