Big Springs Fire
The Big Springs Fire was reported on June 14, 2020 in Tooele County, Utah and burned 2,917 acres. It was declared out on June 29, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,917 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2020
- Personnel
- 76
Map
Perimeter mapped June 14, 2020 at 3:16 PM MDT, 2,918 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 40.704, -112.663.
The incident
- Size
- 2,917 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2020 at 11:31 AM MDT
- Contained
- June 16, 2020 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 24, 2020 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 29, 2020 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Motor Vehicle
- Location
- 15 miles west of Grantsville.
- County
- Tooele County
- State
- Utah
- Protecting agency
- DFF
- Jurisdiction
- DFF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 76
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $475,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-UTNWS-000285
- IRWIN identifier
- 9415ADF8-490E-4697-83AF-3CB36A2E9028
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grantsville, 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 4, 2021 at 4:05 PM MST. Identifier 2020-UTNWS-000285.