Utah
Utah Wildfire Map — Live Fires & Containment
The federal wildfire feed currently lists 1 wildfire in Utah, covering about 4,774 acres. The largest is the Slough Canyon Fire at 4,774 acres, 80% contained, in Grand County.
Active wildfires in Utah right now, the share of Utah homes in the wildland-urban interface, and where to find official information. In a typical year, wildfire activity in Utah builds through June and peaks across July and August, when the state’s high desert and mountain forests are at their driest. The list and counts come from the federal wildfire feed; the WUI figures come from the SILVIS Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The active-fire data refreshes every 15 minutes.
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Live Utah wildfire map
Fire markers show active wildfires reported across Utah, refreshed every 15 minutes.
Every Utah wildfire right now
| Fire | Acres | Contained | County | Status | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slough Canyon | 4,774 acres | 80% | Grand | Active | Aug 15, 2026 |
2026 wildfires in Utah
20 Utah wildfires reached 1,000 acres in 2026, by our 15-minute archive of the federal feed, which begins May 24, 2026. The 10 largest, with the dates each was listed in the feed:
| Fire | Acres | First listed | Last listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widemouth 2 Fire | 129,742 acres | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Babylon Fire | 107,189 acres | Jun 26, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Cottonwood Fire | 97,464 acres | Jun 22, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Iron Fire | 41,842 acres | Jun 20, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Cherry Fire | 34,252 acres | Jun 26, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Snyder Fire | 28,264 acres | Jun 27, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Hastings Fire | 26,355 acres | Jun 20, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Rocky Canyon Fire | 16,464 acres | Aug 8, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Wild Goose Fire | 12,665 acres | Jun 26, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Stookey Fire | 11,881 acres | Jul 11, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
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Utah wildfire questions, answered live
Where are the fires in Utah right now?
As of Oct 17, 2026, 23:45 UTC, there are 1 wildfire listed in Utah. The largest are Slough Canyon Fire (Grand County), 4,774 acres. The live map above shows each one at its reported point of origin, and the table lists them all with acreage, containment, and county.
Are there any wildfires in Utah today?
Yes. 1 is listed as active and 0 as contained, 1 in total, covering about 4,774 acres.
What is the biggest fire in Utah right now?
The Slough Canyon Fire in Grand County, at 4,774 acres, 80% contained.
What were the largest wildfires in Utah in 2026?
20 wildfires in Utah reached 1,000 acres in 2026, by FireRiskHere’s archive of the federal feed, which begins May 24, 2026. The largest were Widemouth 2 Fire (129,742 acres), Babylon Fire (107,189 acres), and Cottonwood Fire (97,464 acres). Each has its own page with a day-by-day timeline; the full list is in the 2026 season archive.
How current is this Utah wildfire map?
The data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and is refreshed every 15 minutes. It was last updated Oct 17, 2026, 23:45 UTC. Containment percentages and acreage are what incident teams report; they can lag the situation on the ground by hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for Utah?
Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and local emergency management, not from this site. Use the official Utah sources listed on this page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
Homes in the wildland-urban interface
About 50% of Utah’s homes sit inside the wildland-urban interface — roughly 573,000 of 1.2 million statewide, according to the SILVIS Lab’s 2020 dataset. The share varies sharply by county: from about 27% in Salt Lake City’s Salt Lake County to about 96% in Washington County.
The five Utah counties with the most homes in the wildland-urban interface:
- Salt Lake County
- Utah County
- Washington County
- Davis County
- Weber County
Being in the interface is a description of geography, not a forecast of fire — it captures how close a building sits to vegetation that can burn. These classifications change slowly; the figures here come from the SILVIS Lab’s most recent revision of the 1990–2020 dataset, released February 2025.
Official Utah sources
- Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands — ffsl.utah.gov
- Utah Division of Emergency Management — dem.utah.gov