Utah · Active · 3,000 acres
Slough Canyon Fire, Utah
3,000
Acres reported
0%
Contained
+2,230
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Aug 23, 2026, 00:30 UTC, the Slough Canyon Fire is listed as active at 3,000 acres, 0% contained, in Grand County, Utah.
Since Aug 22, 2026, 00:30 UTC: +2,230 acres, containment unchanged.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 21, 2026, 20:25 UTC) covers 578 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 8 times since the fire began.
Satellites (VIIRS/MODIS) registered 124 heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours, the latest at Aug 22, 2026, 21:16 UTC.
Slough Canyon 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
- 3,000 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Aug 15, 2026
- Location
- Grand County, Utah
- Origin point
- 39.3697, -109.9232
- Perimeter mapped
- Aug 21, 2026 (28 hours ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- 124 detections
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- East Carbon City, UT
- Wellington, UT
- Price, UT
- Carbonville, UT
- Spring Glen, UT
Other fires nearby
- Blue Knoll Fire
Slough Canyon Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Aug 15, 2026, 18:00 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3,000 acres | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 3,000 acres | +2,230 | 0% |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 770 acres | +642 | 0% |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 128 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 128 acres | +48 | — |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 80 acres | +40 | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 40 acres | +39 | — |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 1.0 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.0 acres | — | — |
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Slough Canyon Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Slough Canyon Fire?
As of Aug 23, 2026, 00:30 UTC, the Slough Canyon Fire is reported at 3,000 acres. Since Aug 22, 2026, 00:30 UTC: +2,230 acres, containment unchanged.
Is the Slough Canyon Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 0% contained as of Aug 23, 2026, 00:30 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 Slough Canyon Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 39.3697, -109.9232 in Grand County, Utah. Nearest towns: East Carbon City (29 mi NW), Wellington (45 mi W), Price (50 mi W). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Slough Canyon Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Aug 23, 2026, 00:30 UTC, and satellites registered 124 heat detections matched to it in the last 24 hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Slough Canyon 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 23, 2026, 00:30 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 →