Widemouth 2 Fire
Active
Millard County, Utah · Discovered July 27, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 16 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 16 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Widemouth 2 Fire
The Widemouth 2 Fire fire has burned 129,742 acres in Millard County, Utah. Crews have reached 98% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 20 mph toward the NE, with gusts to 31 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 29). 82 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
August 2, 2026The Widemouth 2 Fire is a natural lightning fire that started on 7/27/2026 six miles south of Kanosh, Utah. The fire is located on the Fillmore Ranger District of the Fishlake National Forest.
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
New perimeter mapped at 129,742 acres (national perimeter feed)
13 days ago · September 12, 2026Containment rose to 97%
26 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment rose to 91%
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 80%
41 days ago · August 15, 2026Grew 167 acres in 25 hours to 129,741 acres
41 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 70%
42 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 11,778 acres in 28 hours to 129,574 acres
42 days ago · August 14, 2026Containment rose to 65%
43 days ago · August 14, 2026Mapped size revised down to 117,796 acres (from 129,574)
43 days ago · August 13, 2026Containment rose to 50%
44 days ago · August 13, 2026Grew 4,492 acres in 24 hours to 129,574 acres
44 days ago · August 13, 2026Containment rose to 36%
45 days ago · August 12, 2026Grew 2,323 acres in 10 hours to 125,082 acres
45 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 122,759 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026Official update: UTFIF Widemouth 2 Fire
55 days ago · August 2, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/15/2026, 4:36:04 PM | 129,742 acres | 98% |
| 9/9/2026, 9:46:29 PM | 129,741 acres | 98% |
| 8/30/2026, 10:28:52 PM | 129,741 acres | 97% |
| 8/29/2026, 10:14:13 PM | 129,741 acres | 95% |
| 8/18/2026, 8:54:51 PM | 129,741 acres | 93% |
| 8/17/2026, 11:02:40 PM | 129,741 acres | 91% |
| 8/17/2026, 4:26:42 PM | 129,741 acres | 84% |
| 8/15/2026, 11:26:32 PM | 129,741 acres | 80% |
| 8/14/2026, 10:38:18 PM | 129,574 acres | 70% |
| 8/14/2026, 12:07:12 AM | 129,574 acres | 65% |
| 8/13/2026, 6:57:09 PM | 117,796 acres | 50% |
| 8/13/2026, 12:12:03 AM | 129,574 acres | 50% |
| 8/12/2026, 12:05:36 AM | 125,082 acres | 36% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 122,759 acres | 30% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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