Tooele County, Utah · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
11,881 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
| Containment |
95% Jul 30, 7:01 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+5 percent
was 95% · Jul 30, 7:01 PM
|
+5 percent
in 18 days
|
| Crew size |
66 Jul 27, 4:00 PM
|
21
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
−45
was 66 · Jul 27, 4:00 PM
|
−45
in 21 days
|
| Money spent |
$6.5M Jul 27, 4:00 PM
|
$6.6M
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+$100,000
was $6.5M · Jul 27, 4:00 PM
|
+$100,000
in 21 days
|
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The Stookey Fire is a wildfire near Tooele County, Utah. It has burned about 11,881 acres (about 9,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 21 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 31st at 1:00 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
This Afternoon
96°F · Sunny
Wind 12 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
72°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 mph SE · 0% chance of rain
Saturday
99°F · Sunny
Wind 12 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain
Saturday Night
73°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 9 to 14 mph ESE · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
98°F · Sunny
Wind 7 to 13 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 31st at 3:01 p.m. CDT.
About 21 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $7 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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