Horse Spring Fire

Garfield County, Utah · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
1 acres
Sep 4, 1:00 PM
+1 acres
was 0 acres · Sep 4, 12:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Horse Spring Fire and other nearby fires

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Horse Spring Fire summary

The Horse Spring Fire is a wildfire near Garfield County, Utah. It has burned about 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
September 4, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 1:00 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

70°F · Sunny

Wind 16 mph SSW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

51°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 16 mph SW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

68°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 10 to 14 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday Night

54°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 6 to 12 mph WSW · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

65°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 6 to 10 mph WSW · 67% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 1:03 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 Horse Spring Fire

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

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