The U.S. government is tracking 16 wildfires in Utah today. Together they cover about 362K acres (roughly 274,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 9 are large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Tuesday, July 21st at 8:00 a.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Babylon Fire
San Juan County, Utah
107,189 acres
95% contained
Cottonwood Fire
Beaver County, Utah
97,464 acres
90% contained
Iron Fire
Juab County, Utah
41,842 acres
100% contained
Cherry Fire
Juab County, Utah
34,252 acres
100% contained
Snyder Fire
Grand County, Utah
28,264 acres
100% contained
Hastings Fire
Tooele County, Utah
26,355 acres
100% contained
Wild Goose Fire
Millard County, Utah
12,665 acres
100% contained
Stookey Fire
Tooele County, Utah
11,881 acres
70% contained
Tower Fire
Millard County, Utah
1,369 acres
100% contained
Buck Basin Fire
Wasatch County, Utah
145 acres
96% contained
Rocky Pass Fire
Box Elder County, Utah
81 acres
Containment not reported
Boulder Top Fire
Garfield County, Utah
25 acres
Containment not reported
Meeks Fire
Wasatch County, Utah
15 acres
Containment not reported
Hatton Cutoff Fire
Millard County, Utah
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Lime Draw Fire
Uintah County, Utah
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Ragged Fire
Garfield County, Utah
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
Oregon
84 fires · 75 not contained · 655K acres
California
72 fires · 71 not contained · 61K acres
Washington
36 fires · 32 not contained · 136K acres
Colorado
30 fires · 29 not contained · 219K acres
Alaska
29 fires · 28 not contained · 19K acres
Montana
29 fires · 27 not contained · 1,523 acres
Florida
21 fires · 10 not contained · 49K acres
Minnesota
18 fires · 17 not contained · 71K acres
New Mexico
17 fires · 16 not contained · 16K acres
Idaho
15 fires · 14 not contained · 11K acres
Wisconsin
14 fires · 14 not contained · small fires
South Dakota
12 fires · 12 not contained · small fires
Arizona
7 fires · 6 not contained · 40K acres
Wyoming
7 fires · 5 not contained · 1,499 acres
West Virginia
6 fires · all contained · 2,417 acres
Nevada
6 fires · 2 not contained · 48K acres
North Carolina
4 fires · 4 not contained · 1,645 acres
Oklahoma
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Maryland
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,425 acres
Puerto Rico
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Kansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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