Slough 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
- 41 Miles E from Price, UT
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 15
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Behavior
- Active, Running, Torching
- Jurisdiction
- BIA · Federal land
Burning across federal lands in Grand County, Utah, the active Slough Canyon Fire has consumed 350 acres since it was sparked by natural causes on August 15, 2026. Managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the six-day-old blaze has maintained an approximate daily expansion rate of 58 acres.
Orbiting satellites have detected eight distinct heat signatures over the past 48 hours near the incident, illustrating the current spread of the fire across the landscape. The regional typical fire season runs from June to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,955,961 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Utah for 6 days. So far it has affected roughly 536 acres — about 2.2 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.
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 2,955,961 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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