Poison Canyon Fire
The Poison Canyon Fire was reported on July 26, 2019 in San Juan County, Utah and burned 1,120 acres. It was declared out on January 2, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,120 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2019
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.835, -109.800.
The incident
- Size
- 1,120 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2019 at 2:13 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 17, 2019 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 10, 2019 at 7:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- January 2, 2020 at 9:43 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Fire is located 22 miles northwest of Blanding Utah on the Manti- La Sal N.F.
- County
- San Juan County
- State
- Utah
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $370,625
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-UTMLF-009140
- IRWIN identifier
- 1EF4925F-A9ED-43E7-B2A1-7EEC8DEEF6C5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Blanding, 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 January 3, 2020 at 9:44 AM MST. Identifier 2019-UTMLF-009140.