Thompson Ridge Fire
The Thompson Ridge Fire was reported on August 4, 2023 in Beaver County, Utah and burned 7,253 acres. It was declared out on October 2, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,253 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2023
- Personnel
- 84
Map
Perimeter mapped November 12, 2024 at 11:34 AM MST, 7,253 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 38.155, -112.479.
The incident
- Size
- 7,253 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2023 at 5:55 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 2, 2023 at 11:10 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles SE of Beaver Utah
- County
- Beaver County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Beaver
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 84
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,505,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-UTFIF-230252
- IRWIN identifier
- 55CBDD51-9B53-40C7-B274-7F273A35F575
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 7, 2023 (1,010 acres) to November 12, 2024 (7,253 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,279 acres, mapped August 9, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2023 | 1,010 | |
| August 9, 2023 | 7,289 | +6,279 |
| August 10, 2023 | 7,289 | 0 |
| August 15, 2023 | 7,287 | -2 |
| August 17, 2023 | 7,287 | 0 |
| November 12, 2024 | 7,253 | -34 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Circleville, UT covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 November 21, 2023 at 4:12 PM MST. Identifier 2023-UTFIF-230252.