Cedar Mountain Fire
The Cedar Mountain Fire was reported on July 17, 2017 in Tooele County, Utah and burned 21,372 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 21,372 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2017
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.705, -112.955.
The incident
- Size
- 21,372 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2017 at 7:14 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 14, 2017 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2017 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 23 Miles West of Grantsville
- County
- Tooele County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Grantsville
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $950,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-UTSLD-000584
- IRWIN identifier
- 3B35F7FA-B7FC-487B-911A-5F7D28BB1D5D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grantsville, 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 August 14, 2017 at 12:46 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-UTSLD-000584.