Murdock Fire
The Murdock Fire was reported on August 28, 2018 in Duchesne County, Utah and burned 4,926 acres. It was declared out on October 15, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,926 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 28, 2018
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.631, -110.901.
The incident
- Size
- 4,926 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 28, 2018 at 4:47 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 15, 2018 at 2:10 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 miles east of Kamas, UT
- County
- Duchesne County
- State
- Utah
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $315,000
- Part of
- Mirror Lake Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-UTUWF-000920
- IRWIN identifier
- AD9A9B98-BE6D-4344-9DA8-6026C0B8BEAC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kamas, 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 February 10, 2020 at 8:03 AM MST. Identifier 2018-UTUWF-000920.