The latest on active fires that are at least 100 acres large and/or have forced evacuations.
Aug. 26, 2025 @ 8:54 a.m.:
- The Wide Mouth fire, burning in Millard County near Dog Valley Mountain, is 800 acres with 15% containment. The fire was naturally caused and no immediate threats exist.
- The Buckley Draw fire, burning north of Springville in Buckley Draw Canyon, is 452 acres with 42% containment. There are no evacuations at this time. Trails and recreation sites surrounding the fire area have been closed.
- The Beulah fire, burning in the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District in Summit County, is 5,719 acres with 55% completion. The fire is burning on Forest Service land, and several roads and trails are closed due to the fire.
- The Monroe Canyon fire, burning southwest of Monroe in Sevier County, is 73,721 acres with 90% containment. As of Aug. 25, BLM-managed roads and lands around the fire have reopened. The U.S. Forest Service road and trail closures within Fishlake National Forest remain in place. There will be a community meeting about the fire on Aug. 27 at 7:30pm at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield.
- As of Aug. 1, Utah has a statewide Stage 2 Fire Restriction for all unincorporated private and state lands. The Stage 2 restriction also applies to much of the federal land in Utah, including Bryce Canyon National Park, Dixie National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management’s Color Country District.
- As of Aug. 8, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions have been ordered for national forest lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests.
Starting Mon, Aug 25th at 8 AM, BLM-managed roads and lands around #MonroeCanyonFire will reopen. Please note: The Forest Service Area, Roads and Trails closure remain in place. Travel on Monroe Mountain and the surrounding Forest Service lands is still prohibited. #FireYear2025 pic.twitter.com/OSeEsdRS0v
— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) August 25, 2025
A real-time source of all active wildfires and projects across Utah, which is regularly updated by state fire officials.
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The initial power outage last week, caused by the Monroe Canyon fire, lasted for 30 hours. Garkane Energy Cooperative Incorporated will start more permanent repairs to power lines Aug. 6. -
The Monroe Canyon fire has burned 75 square miles, and the wind-whipped fire along the Grand Canyon has become a "megafire." Both are burning so hot that they are spurring the formation of "fire clouds." -
Rob Sowby, a civil engineering professor at Brigham Young University published research earlier this year on the role of public water systems in firefighting. -
The call from Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz may sound prudent, but many fire policy experts worry it may signal a return to aggressive suppression that has been linked to growing wildfire severity. -
As the wildfire approached Blubber Creek near Bryce Canyon National Park, nearly 100 native Bonneville cutthroat trout were caught with nets and hauled out of harm’s way. -
From tents in the park to lines at the cafe, residents in Enterprise have felt the impact of welcoming hundreds of firefighters to town. But they say it’s a small price to pay. -
So far, 13 homes have been lost. Larry Gardner has lived here for 75 years and says their pioneer heritage will help the community rebuild.
