No longer in the daily fire updates. The Mill Creek Rd Fire last appeared in an official report on August 31, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Mill Creek Rd Fire

Kane County, Utah · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 31, 7:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Mill Creek Rd Fire and other nearby fires

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Mill Creek Rd Fire summary

The Mill Creek Rd Fire is a wildfire near Kane County, Utah. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 31, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st 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

70°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 mph ESE · 88% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

48°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 52% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tuesday

73°F · Isolated Rain Showers then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 12 mph SSW · 39% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday Night

48°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 10 mph SW · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

73°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 14 mph SSW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 6:04 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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