Method Fire

Garfield County, Utah · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 14, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 14, 6:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Method Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Method Fire summary

The Method Fire is a wildfire near Garfield County, Utah. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 3 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 14, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 6:00 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.

This Afternoon

71°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph WSW · 53% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

47°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 3 mph NW · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

75°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph S · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

50°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 mph NW · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

76°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 1 to 5 mph SSE · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 5:10 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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Nearby fires to Method Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 3 other active fires, closest first:

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