Salt Wells Fire (Utah)

Burning across Box Elder County, Utah, the human-caused Salt Wells Fire has achieved full containment at 585 acres after spreading at an approximate rate of 195 acres per day over three days of activity. Located 28 miles southwest of Tremonton, the incident burned on private land, consuming dormant brush and hardwood slash with minimal, creeping fire behavior.

Operations were managed by a Type 4 Incident Commander supported by six personnel, bringing total costs for the incident to $150,000. While this localized fire concluded with zero active threat, it unfolds against a broader national landscape where 2,993,191 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 45 percent below the two-decade average for a typical fire season spanning June to October.