Stookey Fire (UT)

Active · 0% contained · 2,805 acres · started 2026-07-10 · updated 2026-07-12

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

The Stookey Fire, currently an active Type 4 incident, is burning 7 miles west of Vernon in Tooele County, Utah. Since starting on July 10, 2026, the blaze has consumed 2,805 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Extreme fire behavior is being driven by 6-foot-tall chaparral, with zero percent containment reported so far. A total of 116 personnel are assigned to the incident, which has incurred estimated costs of $200,000 under the direction of a Type 4 Incident Commander.