Choke Cherry Creek Fire

Garfield County, Utah · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 27, 12:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Choke Cherry Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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Choke Cherry Creek Fire summary

The Choke Cherry Creek 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 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 27, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 12:00 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.

Today

80°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 mph SW · 24% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

62°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 6 to 9 mph W · 8% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

78°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 8 to 15 mph SW · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Friday Night

60°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Wind 12 to 15 mph SSW · 25% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

74°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 14 to 18 mph SSW · 47% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 12:04 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 Choke Cherry Creek Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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