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2025 Utah wildfires
Monroe Canyon Fire burning up the North Slope of Monroe Creek on July 25, 2025
Season
← 2024

There is an ongoing series of wildfires burning throughout the U.S. state of Utah.

Background

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While the typical wildfire season in Utah varies, most fires occur in between July and October.[1] Fire conditions can heavily depend on monsoons that last from late June to September. Dry monsoons can allow fires to start and spread easier, while wet ones can cause fire relief. Additionally, hot temperatures and overall dry conditions play a large role.[2]

List of wildfires

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The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment Date[a] Notes Ref
Hag Box Elder 9,200 June 5 June 7 [4]
Forsyth Washington 15,675 June 9
99%
 Lightning-caused. Burning in Pine Valley. [5]
France Canyon Garfield 34,943 June 11 July 23 Lightning-caused. Buenas about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Hatch. [6]
Bridge Creek San Juan 2,588 June 13 July 21 Lightning-caused. Burned about 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Page, Arizona. [7]
Mica Tooele 1,500 July 8 July 19 Human-caused. Burned 15 miles (24 km) west of Dugway. [8]
Deer Creek San Juan 17,724 July 10
85%
 Unknown cause. Burning just north of Old LaSal and has destroyed twelve houses. [9]
Monroe Canyon Sevier 48,362.8 July 13
11%
 Undetermined cause. Evacuations near Monroe. [10][11]
Map
Perimeters of 2025 Utah wildfires (map data)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Containment means that fire crews have established and secured control lines around the fire's perimeter. These lines are artificial barriers, like trenches or cleared vegetation, designed to stop the fire's spread, or natural barriers like rivers. Containment reflects progress in managing the fire but does not necessarily mean the fire is starved of fuel, under control, or put out.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Jasen. "Longer wildfire season means more bad air days". attheu.utah.edu. University of Utah. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. ^ Small, Adam (June 21, 2024). "Utah sees busy start to 2024 wildfire season, draws comparison to record-breaking year". KSL News Radio. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "What containment and other wildfire related terms mean". Los Angeles: KCAL-TV. September 12, 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  4. ^ "Hag Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Forsyth Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "France Canyon Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  7. ^ "Bridge Creek - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  8. ^ "Mica - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.tennessean.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  9. ^ "Deer Creek - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.tennessean.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "Monroe Canyon - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.news-press.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  11. ^ Hasset, Caroleina; Burt, Spencer (July 13, 2025). "Monroe Canyon Fire grows to over 1200 acres, evacuations remain in place". KSTU. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
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