The Hicks Creek Fire had been 53 percent contained as of Friday, as crews used cooler, wetter weather to their advantage in bringing the 1,112-acre southern Utah blaze to heel. The fire, whipped up on Oct. 16 by high winds from a previous controlled burn on private property, continued to smolder in timber, brush, oak, pinyon and juniper about 4 miles southeast of Cedar City. However, as of Friday, about 260 firefighters â with support from helicopters and air tankers bombarding hot spots with wa...