Kelton Fire
The Kelton Fire was reported on August 23, 2017 in Box Elder County, Utah and burned 4,187 acres. It was declared out on August 28, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,187 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2017
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.805, -113.088.
The incident
- Size
- 4,187 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2017 at 4:23 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 25, 2017 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 27, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 28, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- N of Great Salt Lake near Kelton
- County
- Box Elder County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Kelton
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $35,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-UTSLD-000886
- IRWIN identifier
- 43C63483-9E3B-40F0-8F7F-793CEC712108
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Thatcher, 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 June 14, 2018 at 9:42 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-UTSLD-000886.