Millard County, Utah · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
129,574 acres Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
129,741 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+167 acres
was 129,574 acres · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
+167 acres
in about 20 hours
|
| Containment |
70% Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
80%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+10 percent
was 70% · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
+10 percent
in about 20 hours
|
| Crew size |
789 Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
624
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−165
was 789 · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
−165
in about 20 hours
|
| Money spent |
$28.8M Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
$30.8M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+$2.0M
was $28.8M · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
+$2.0M
in about 20 hours
|
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The Widemouth 2 Fire is a wildfire near Millard County, Utah. It has burned about 129,741 acres (about 98,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 80% of its edge; the other 20% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 624 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 2:01 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
87°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 7 mph W · 3% chance of rain
Tonight
65°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 8 mph S · 3% chance of rain
Monday
91°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 3 to 7 mph SSW · 8% chance of rain
Monday Night
70°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 8 to 12 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday
92°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 8 to 13 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 2:06 p.m. CDT.
About 624 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $31 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:
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