The U.S. government is tracking 10 wildfires in Utah today. Together they cover about 361K acres (roughly 273,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 6 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 Sunday, August 16th at 5:00 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.
Widemouth 2 Fire
Millard County, Utah
129,741 acres
80% contained
Babylon Fire
San Juan County, Utah
107,189 acres
100% contained
Cottonwood Fire
Beaver County, Utah
97,464 acres
95% contained
Rocky Canyon Fire
Morgan County, Utah
15,950 acres
72% contained
Johnson Canyon Fire
Box Elder County, Utah
6,889 acres
100% contained
Black Canyon Fire
Sanpete County, Utah
3,563 acres
36% contained
Post Canyon Fire
Grand County, Utah
1 acre
Containment not reported
Slough Canyon Fire
Grand County, Utah
1 acre
Containment not reported
Long Neck Fire
Garfield County, Utah
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Hilgard Fire
Sevier 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
107 fires · 78 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
85 fires · 78 not contained · 128K acres
Washington
48 fires · 40 not contained · 624K acres
Wisconsin
30 fires · 30 not contained · small fires
Idaho
25 fires · 24 not contained · 183K acres
Montana
24 fires · 22 not contained · 62K acres
Oklahoma
20 fires · 16 not contained · 4,138 acres
Wyoming
19 fires · 11 not contained · 31K acres
South Dakota
18 fires · 17 not contained · 14K acres
New Mexico
15 fires · 14 not contained · 11K acres
Colorado
14 fires · 11 not contained · 231K acres
Minnesota
11 fires · 8 not contained · 78K acres
Florida
10 fires · 7 not contained · 3,837 acres
Nevada
8 fires · 6 not contained · 157K acres
Alaska
7 fires · 7 not contained · 39K acres
Arizona
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
5 fires · 1 not contained · 1,552 acres
North Dakota
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 3,174 acres
Hawaii
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 4,759 acres
Georgia
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,670 acres
Maine
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Puerto Rico
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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