Wild Goose Fire (UT)

Burning across federal timber and understory land managed by the USFS, the Wild Goose Fire near Fillmore, Utah, has scorched 12,665 acres over 45 days of activity, averaging an estimated 281 acres of growth per day. Despite sitting within Millard County at 12 miles northeast of Fillmore, where the regional fire season typically runs from June to October, current operations by 19 personnel operating under a Type 4 Incident management structure have successfully brought the blaze to 100 percent containment with a total cost of $18,278,317.

Although the incident is now contained, satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours still registers six heat detections nearby, while remaining active fire behavior is characterized as minimal, featuring isolated torching, creeping, and smoldering. This event unfolds during a broader national landscape where 2,761,076 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 50 percent below the two-decade average.