Cottonwood Fire

Beaver County, Utah · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (1 day ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
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Size
97,464 acres
Sep 2, 3:00 AM
Containment
100%
Sep 2, 3:00 AM
+5 percent
was 95% · Aug 31, 5:00 PM
Crew size
33
Sep 2, 3:00 AM
−9
was 42 · Aug 31, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$62.8M
Sep 2, 3:00 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 2 months ago. About 33 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 5 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
97,464 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 22, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 3:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions 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.

Overnight

55°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 17 mph SSE · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

77°F · Sunny

Wind 17 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday Night

52°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 12 to 15 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

79°F · Sunny

Wind 12 to 15 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

55°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 12 to 17 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 3:00 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.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Cottonwood Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 5 other active fires, closest first:

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