Light House Canyon Fire
The Light House Canyon Fire was reported on August 16, 2023 in Emery County, Utah and burned 2,037 acres. It was declared out on December 1, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,037 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped December 12, 2023 at 12:11 PM MST, 2,037 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 39.428, -110.160.
The incident
- Size
- 2,037 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2023 at 3:31 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- December 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 14 miles southeast of East Carbon, UT
- County
- Emery County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- East Carbon, UT
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-UTGRD-023296
- IRWIN identifier
- 1110AB69-A6A4-4229-B92B-592D6B039D86
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 28, 2023 (91 acres) to December 12, 2023 (2,037 acres). The largest one-day growth was 730 acres, mapped September 9, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2023 | 91 | |
| August 30, 2023 | 49 | -42 |
| August 31, 2023 | 264 | +215 |
| September 7, 2023 | 589 | +325 |
| September 9, 2023 | 1,319 | +730 |
| September 11, 2023 | 1,330 | +11 |
| September 12, 2023 | 1,330 | 0 |
| September 13, 2023 | 1,399 | +69 |
| September 14, 2023 | 1,758 | +359 |
| September 17, 2023 | 1,803 | +45 |
| September 24, 2023 | 1,918 | +115 |
| September 25, 2023 | 1,957 | +39 |
| December 12, 2023 | 2,037 | +80 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for East Carbon City, UT covers the area today.
Nearby
- East Carbon City, UT16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Wellington, UT32 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Price, UT37 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Carbonville, UT38 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Spring Glen, UT40 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Helper, UT41 miles northwest 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 1, 2023 at 2:06 PM MST. Identifier 2023-UTGRD-023296.