Box Fire
The Box Fire was reported on September 19, 2023 in Sevier County, Utah and burned 2,089 acres. It was declared out on December 12, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,089 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 19, 2023
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped January 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM MST, 2,089 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.008, -111.347.
The incident
- Size
- 2,089 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 19, 2023 at 9:39 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 2, 2023 at 2:04 PM MDT
- Controlled
- December 12, 2023 at 1:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 12, 2023 at 1:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Fire is 5 miles NW of Emery, UT
- County
- Sevier County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Price
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $750,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-UTMLF-023427
- IRWIN identifier
- B29B6C0D-A4A7-4F8A-BCF5-101E4CA1B071
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ferron, UT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Ferron, UT13 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orangeville, UT22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Castle Dale, UT22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Manti, UT24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Centerfield, UT27 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gunnison, UT27 miles west of the fire’s origin
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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 December 20, 2023 at 9:18 AM MST. Identifier 2023-UTMLF-023427.