Tooele County, Utah · Wildfire
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The Hastings Fire is a wildfire near Tooele County, Utah. It has burned about 26,355 acres (about 20,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 11 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC. We're also tracking 3 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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
90°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 9 mph NW · 6% chance of rain
Tonight
71°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 9 mph E · 2% chance of rain
Sunday
93°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 12 mph ESE · 2% chance of rain
Sunday Night
73°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 8 to 12 mph SE · 1% chance of rain
Monday
93°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 8 mph SSW · 12% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:31 p.m. CDT.
About 11 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $5 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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