Tom Creek Fire

Tooele County, Utah · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (about 12 hours ago)
First reported 12 days ago
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Size
4,991 acres
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
Containment
85%
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+2 percent
was 83% · Sep 2, 5:00 PM
Crew size
7
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
−4
was 11 · Sep 4, 4:00 PM
Money spent
$1.5M
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+$2,000
was $1.5M · Sep 4, 4:00 PM

Tom Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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Tom Creek Fire summary

The Tom Creek Fire is a wildfire near Tooele County, Utah. It has burned about 4,991 acres (about 4,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 85% of its edge; the other 15% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 12 days ago. About 7 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
4,991 acres
Containment
85%
Discovered
August 24, 2026 (first reported 12 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th 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

60°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 23 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

76°F · Sunny

Wind 23 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

60°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 21 to 24 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

70°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 20 to 26 mph S · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday Night

56°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 22 to 28 mph S · 24% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 3:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 7 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $1 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 Tom Creek Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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