Russell Fire
The Russell Fire was reported on August 5, 2019 in Box Elder County, Utah and burned 5,950 acres. It was declared out on October 8, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,950 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2019
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.789, -112.904.
The incident
- Size
- 5,950 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2019 at 12:38 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 7, 2019 at 7:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 10, 2019 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 8, 2019 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 miles southwest of Snowville, UT
- County
- Box Elder County
- State
- Utah
- Protecting agency
- DFF
- Jurisdiction
- DFF
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $33,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-UTBRS-000483
- IRWIN identifier
- A690EB46-B6FC-4C88-8E94-2BA84D891AEE
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 October 8, 2019 at 4:08 PM MDT. Identifier 2019-UTBRS-000483.