Slough Canyon Fire (Utah)
Started on Aug 15, 2026. 37% of the perimeter still to contain.
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Quick facts
- Location
- 41 Miles E from Price, UT
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 5
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping
- Jurisdiction
- BIA · Federal land
Burning for 21 days across Grand County, Utah, the active Slough Canyon Fire has consumed 4,774 acres of timber, grass, and understory 41 miles east of Price. The incident is currently managed by a Type 4 IC with two personnel assigned, operating under a Type 4 Incident complexity and backed by $1,600,000 in costs. Fire behavior is characterized as minimal, smoldering, and creeping on federal land overseen by the BIA.
The incident has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 227 acres per day since its natural ignition on August 15, 2026. Despite the ongoing activity, suppression efforts have advanced the containment of the fire to 63 percent.
This fire occurs within the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. On a broader scale, a total of 3,177,542 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Utah for 25 days. So far it has affected roughly 4,774 acres — about 19 km². About 63% 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 3,195,047 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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