Hastings Fire (UT)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 35 Miles NW from Dugway, UT
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 11
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Creeping, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
After burning for 26 days and expanding at an average rate of approximately 1,014 acres per day, the Hastings Fire near Aragonite, Utah, has officially reached 100% containment. The blaze, which scorched 26,355 acres of federal chaparral, is currently exhibiting minimal behavior characterized by creeping and smoldering.
Originating from human activity on June 20, the incident required a Type 5 management response and an investment of $5,250,000 to suppress. With 11 personnel currently assigned to the site, the fire is now fully contained 35 miles northwest of Dugway in Tooele County.
In context
This wildfire burned in Utah for 59 days. In total it burned about 26,355 acres — around 107 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,021,962 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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