No longer in the daily fire updates. The South Hills Fire last appeared in an official report on August 12, 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 →

South Hills Fire

Iron County, Utah · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 12, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 11, 9:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

South Hills Fire and other nearby fires

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

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South Hills Fire summary

The South Hills Fire is a wildfire near Iron County, Utah. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 11, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 8:01 p.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.

Tonight

60°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 7 mph SW · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday

81°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 8 mph SSW · 51% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Wednesday Night

55°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 2 to 6 mph S · 55% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

75°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 3 to 9 mph SSW · 74% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Thursday Night

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 9 mph S · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 8:05 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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