Juab County, Utah · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
34,252 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
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— |
| Crew size | — |
9
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
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— |
| Money spent | — |
$5.7M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
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— |
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The Cherry Fire is a wildfire near Juab County, Utah. It has burned about 34,252 acres (about 26,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 9 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 6:00 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 · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 7 mph SW · 50% chance of rain
Tonight
65°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 7 mph E · 37% chance of rain
Thursday
91°F · Sunny
Wind 7 mph WSW · 8% chance of rain
Thursday Night
68°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 6 mph NE · 2% chance of rain
Friday
95°F · Sunny
Wind 7 mph SSE · 2% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 6:01 p.m. CDT.
About 9 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $6 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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