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Utah Wildfires: Live Fire Map

9 active wildfires burning 351,534 acres in Utah right now. NIFC/IRWIN data.

9
Active fires
352K
Acres
5
Under 50% contained
91
Air quality · Moderate

Current situation in Utah

Elevated activity
Large fires (1K+)
6
New fires (48h)
2
NWS alerts
0

Utah currently has 9 active wildfires burning a combined 351,534 acres. 6 of them are large incidents of 1,000+ acres, and 3 of those are still under 50% containment. The biggest is the Widemouth 2 fire in Millard County at 122,759 acres, 30% contained. 2 new fires have been discovered in the past 48 hours. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 91).

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Bold outline: Utah boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

356% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026528K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)148K acres

So far in 2026, 528K acres have burned in Utah, 356% of the 148K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Utah

Wildfire history in Utah

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2026
Worst year · 528K acres
1,100
Fires / year · average
14K
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
1,217
Structures destroyed
13
Lives lost
$728.2M
Reported cost

From 1,122 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
7831.6K2014: 904 fires20142015: 910 fires2016: 1.1K fires20162017: 1.2K fires2018: 1.3K fires20182019: 1.1K fires2020: 1.6K fires20202021: 1.1K fires2022: 990 fires20222023: 818 fires2024: 1.3K fires20242025: 1.2K fires2026: 827 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Utah averaged 165K acres burned and 1,010 fires per year. That is 5% up in acreage and 13% down in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline.

Largest fires on record in Utah

  • Milford Flat20072 structures destroyed · 2 deaths363,052 acres
  • Widemouth 22026122,759 acres
  • Clay Springs20121 structure destroyed107,847 acres
  • Babylon2026107,189 acres
  • Pole Creek20181 structure destroyed102,191 acres

Emergency resources for Utah

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Utah Fire InfoEvacuationsOfficial current fires, restrictions, and prevention updates.utahfireinfo.govUtah Division of Emergency ManagementAlertsState alerts and preparedness.dem.utah.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

Fires near a city in Utah

Salt Lake CityProvoSt. GeorgePark City

Nearby states

California (110)Oregon (93)Washington (40)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (23)