Johnson Canyon Fire (UT)
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 13 Miles NW from Tremonton, UT
- Personnel
- 103
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Moderate, Creeping
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private lands located 13 miles northwest of Tremonton, Utah, in Box Elder County, the active Johnson Canyon Fire has consumed 6,500 acres over two days of activity, averaging approximately 3,250 acres per day. Fire behavior is currently characterized as moderate and creeping, moving through short grass fuels standing about one foot tall. Satellites are picking up 28 heat signatures clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent of the spread.
Containment efforts on the Johnson Canyon Fire have reached 65 percent, supported by a dedicated force of 103 personnel under a Type 4 Incident management structure and a Type 4 IC. Operations to fully suppress the blaze have accumulated a cost of $500,000 since the fire started on August 1, 2026.
This incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 2,528,284 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 54% below the two-decade average. The region's typical fire season spans from June to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Utah for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 6,500 acres — about 26 km². About 65% of the perimeter is contained — over half is secured, though hotspots remain.
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 2,528,284 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 54% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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