Rocky Canyon Fire (UT)
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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
- Morgan County
- Cause
- Human
- Jurisdiction
- DFF · State land
Spanning 600 acres in Morgan County, Utah, the active Rocky Canyon Fire continues to burn on state lands under the jurisdiction of the DFF. Sparked by human activity on August 7, 2026, the incident highlights a local fire season that typically runs from June to October.
This event unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,664,784 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 51% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Utah for 1 day. In total it burned about 600 acres — around 2.4 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 2,702,782 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 51% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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