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Utah · Active · 97,464 acres

Cottonwood Fire, Utah

97,464

Acres reported

95%

Contained

0

Acres since yesterday

Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities

Update ·

As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Cottonwood Fire is listed as active at 97,464 acres, 95% contained, in Beaver County, Utah.

No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.

The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 12, 2026, 19:49 UTC) covers 97,464 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 60 times since the fire began.

No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Jul 13, 2026, 10:09 UTC).

Cottonwood Fire map

The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.

Latest perimeter   Previous perimeter   ·   Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.

Key facts

Size
97,464 acres
Containment
95%
Status
Active
Discovered
Jun 22, 2026
Location
Beaver County, Utah
Origin point
38.2698, -112.5508
Perimeter mapped
Aug 12, 2026 (6 days ago)
Satellite heat, 24 h
none matched

Nearest towns

Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).

  • Beaver, UT4.9 mi W of the origin · pop. 3,007
  • Milford, UT26 mi W of the origin · pop. 1,331
  • Panguitch, UT31 mi S of the origin · pop. 1,481
  • Parowan, UT33 mi SW of the origin · pop. 2,926
  • Cedar City, UT50 mi SW of the origin · pop. 30,184

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Cottonwood Fire daily history

The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jun 22, 2026, 23:00 UTC).

Day (UTC)Reported sizeChangeContained
Aug 18, 202697,464 acres095%
Aug 17, 202697,464 acres095%
Aug 16, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 15, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 14, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 13, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 12, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 11, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 10, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 9, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 8, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 7, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 6, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 5, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 4, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 3, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 2, 202697,464 acres0—
Aug 1, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 31, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 30, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 29, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 28, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 27, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 26, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 25, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 24, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 23, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 22, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 21, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 20, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 19, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 18, 202697,464 acres0—
Jul 17, 202697,464 acres+6—
Jul 16, 202697,458 acres0—
Jul 15, 202697,458 acres0—
Jul 14, 202697,458 acres+3—
Jul 13, 202697,455 acres+82—
Jul 12, 202697,373 acres+95—
Jul 11, 202697,278 acres+143—
Jul 10, 202697,135 acres+802—
Jul 9, 202696,333 acres+91—
Jul 8, 202696,242 acres0—
Jul 7, 202696,242 acres+308—
Jul 6, 202695,934 acres+1,166—
Jul 5, 202694,768 acres0—
Jul 4, 202694,768 acres+351—
Jul 3, 202694,417 acres+499—
Jul 2, 202693,918 acres0—
Jul 1, 202693,918 acres0—
Jun 30, 202693,918 acres0—
Jun 29, 202693,918 acres+312—
Jun 28, 202693,606 acres+1,352—
Jun 27, 202692,254 acres+20,406—
Jun 26, 202671,848 acres+856—
Jun 25, 202670,992 acres+9,855—
Jun 24, 202661,137 acres+37,037—
Jun 23, 202624,100 acres+24,050—
Jun 22, 202650 acres——

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Cottonwood Fire questions, answered from the data

How big is the Cottonwood Fire?

As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Cottonwood Fire is reported at 97,464 acres. No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.

Is the Cottonwood Fire contained?

Not fully. It was 95% contained as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.

Where is the Cottonwood Fire?

The reported point of origin is at 38.2698, -112.5508 in Beaver County, Utah. Nearest towns: Beaver (4.9 mi W), Milford (26 mi W), Panguitch (31 mi S). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.

Is the Cottonwood Fire still burning?

The federal feed still lists it as active as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.

Where do I find evacuation orders for the Cottonwood Fire?

From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Utah sources on our Utah page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.

How current is this page?

The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.

About this page

This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →

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