Sand Ledges Fire
The Sand Ledges Fire was reported on August 20, 2016 in Sevier County, Utah and burned 3,106 acres. It was declared out on September 11, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,106 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2016
- Personnel
- 36
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 38.684, -111.852.
The incident
- Size
- 3,106 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2016 at 4:51 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 25, 2016 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 11, 2016 at 4:50 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 11, 2016 at 4:50 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Sevier County
- State
- Utah
- Protecting agency
- DFF
- Personnel assigned
- 36
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $550,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-UTSCS-006211
- IRWIN identifier
- EEEDAA0F-FBF8-4134-8E06-46B99787CB99
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Annabella, 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 January 4, 2017 at 9:27 AM MST. Identifier 2016-UTSCS-006211.