Utah wildfires

Light House Canyon Fire

OutEmery County, Utah2023Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for East Carbon City

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.

DayAcresChange
August 28, 202391
August 30, 202349-42
August 31, 2023264+215
September 7, 2023589+325
September 9, 20231,319+730
September 11, 20231,330+11
September 12, 20231,3300
September 13, 20231,399+69
September 14, 20231,758+359
September 17, 20231,803+45
September 24, 20231,918+115
September 25, 20231,957+39
December 12, 20232,037+80

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for East Carbon City, UT covers the area today.

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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.