Millard County, Utah · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
12,665 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
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— |
| Crew size | — |
19
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
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— |
| Money spent | — |
$18.3M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
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The Wild Goose Fire is a wildfire near Millard County, Utah. It has burned about 12,665 acres (about 10,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 19 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 10th at 7:00 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.
Tonight
67°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 9 mph SSW · 8% chance of rain
Tuesday
86°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 10 mph SW · 9% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
65°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 6 to 9 mph SSW · 11% chance of rain
Wednesday
80°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 7 to 10 mph SSW · 47% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
60°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 6 to 9 mph SSW · 52% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 10th at 7:01 p.m. CDT.
About 19 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $18 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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