Canal Fire
The Canal Fire was reported on June 26, 2020 in Millard County, Utah and burned 78,065 acres. It was declared out on August 20, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 78,065 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2020
- Personnel
- 57
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 77,937 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.425, -112.347.
The incident
- Size
- 78,065 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2020 at 4:04 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 11, 2020 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 5 Miles North of Oak City
- County
- Millard County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Oak City
- Protecting agency
- DFF
- Jurisdiction
- DFF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 57
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,105,375
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-UTSCS-200223
- IRWIN identifier
- 94FC6658-28EA-4151-97D4-5A067259F599
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oak City, 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 19, 2021 at 9:48 AM MST. Identifier 2020-UTSCS-200223.