The latest on active fires that are at least 100 acres large and/or have forced evacuations.
Updated July 13, 2026 @ 8:16 a.m.
- The excessive heat warning for most Utah valleys remains in effect
- The Cottonwood Fire in the Fishlake National Forest is 97,455 acres with 77% containment. State Route 153 is closed in both directions between mileposts 2 and 25
- The Babylon Fire in San Juan County is 106,610 acres with 50% containment. It’s burning in the Manti-La Sal National Forest, about 20 miles west of Monticello
- San Juan County has created an emergency status website for the fire
- All Forest Service lands, roads and trails within the Monticello Ranger District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest are closed
- All BLM-managed lands located west of the Harts Draw Road and north up the Indian Creek Corridor, all the way to Indian Creek Falls, the Shay Mesa area, and west into Beef Basin, Dark Canyon and Sweet Alice areas are closed
- The Wild Goose Fire, east of Holden in Millard County, is 12,665 acres with 98% containment
- The Stookey Fire west of Vernon is estimated 4,000 acres due to wind-fueled growth
- Utah is under stage 2 fire restrictions, meaning no open fires of any kind
- All state land and all unincorporated private lands in all 29 counties
- All BLM-managed public lands
- All National Park Service lands
- The Dixie and Fishlake National Forests are in stage 2
- The Ashley National Forest is exempt
A real-time source of all active wildfires and projects across Utah, which is regularly updated by state fire officials.
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