Briggs Fire
The Briggs Fire was reported on August 9, 2016 in Beaver County, Utah and burned 8,883 acres. It was declared out on November 28, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,883 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2016
- Personnel
- 4
Radar
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Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.340, -112.469.
The incident
- Size
- 8,883 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2016 at 3:14 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 14, 2016 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 28, 2016 at 8:30 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Beaver County
- State
- Utah
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,375,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-UTFIF-006175
- IRWIN identifier
- 2A845930-2C02-41EE-AD7F-EC38D486BCD1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Beaver, UT covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated November 28, 2016 at 8:13 AM MST. Identifier 2016-UTFIF-006175.