No longer in the daily fire updates. The Cottonwood Fire last appeared in an official report on August 31, 2026, at 97,464 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Cottonwood Fire

Beaver County, Utah · Wildfire

Started inside the Fishlake National Forest boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 4 months ago
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Size
97,464 acres
Oct 17, 4:00 AM
Containment
100%
Oct 17, 4:00 AM
+5 percent
was 95% · Aug 31, 5:00 PM
Crew size
33
Oct 17, 4:00 AM
−9
was 42 · Aug 31, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$62.8M
Oct 17, 4:00 AM
+$100,000
was $62.7M · Aug 15, 5:01 PM

Cottonwood Fire and other nearby fires

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Cottonwood Fire summary

The Cottonwood Fire is a wildfire near Beaver County, Utah. It has burned about 97,464 acres (about 74,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 months ago. About 33 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
97,464 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 22, 2026 (first reported about 4 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 3rd at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Today
81°F · Sunny
Wind 12 to 15 mph S · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
56°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 16 mph S · 1% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Friday
81°F · Sunny
Wind 16 mph S · 2% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
56°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 12 to 16 mph S · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Saturday
80°F · Sunny
Wind 13 mph S · 1% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 3rd at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 33 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $63 million has been spent on it so far.

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