Utah wildfires

Slate Fire

OutSummit County, Utah2018Wildfire

The Slate Fire was reported on August 24, 2018 in Summit County, Utah and burned 666 acres. It was declared out on October 17, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
666 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 24, 2018
Personnel
46

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.665, -111.170.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Marion

The incident

Size
666 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 24, 2018 at 7:23 PM MDT
Declared out
October 17, 2018 at 2:10 PM MDT
Cause
Natural
Location
6 miles east of Kamas, UT
County
Summit County
State
Utah
Nearest city reported
Kamas
Protecting agency
FS
Jurisdiction
FS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
46
Incident management
Type 3 Team
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$2,246,900
Part of
Mirror Lake Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2018-UTUWF-000897
IRWIN identifier
01B62D8C-8CE9-49DC-8AEC-E329157205A0

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Marion, 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-000897.