No longer in the daily fire updates. The Bear Canyon Fire last appeared in an official report on August 1, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Bear Canyon Fire

Garfield County, Utah · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 1, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported 3 days ago
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Size
0 acres
Aug 1, 7:01 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Bear Canyon Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Bear Canyon Fire summary

The Bear Canyon Fire is a wildfire near Garfield County, Utah. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 3 days ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 30, 2026 (first reported 3 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 1st at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high right now.

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

92°F · Sunny

Wind 7 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

67°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Smoke

Wind 2 to 6 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

91°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 12 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Sunday Night

66°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

90°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 9 mph WSW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 1st at 6:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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