Black Fire
The Black Fire was reported on September 15, 2018 in Tooele County, Utah and burned 1,545 acres. It was declared out on October 2, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,545 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 15, 2018
- Personnel
- 23
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.715, -112.239.
The incident
- Size
- 1,545 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 15, 2018 at 2:06 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 17, 2018 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 22, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 2, 2018 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 Mile East of Lake Point
- County
- Tooele County
- State
- Utah
- Jurisdiction
- DFF
- Personnel assigned
- 23
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-UTNWS-001020
- IRWIN identifier
- 32ED6413-6C64-42C5-B599-4EE5F10E9DB9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stansbury park, 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 October 2, 2018 at 3:49 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-UTNWS-001020.