Forsyth Fire
The Forsyth Fire was reported on June 19, 2025 in Washington County, Utah and burned 15,662 acres. It was declared out on November 17, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 15,662 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025
- Personnel
- 13
Map
Perimeter mapped December 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM MST, 15,662 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 37.341, -113.519.
The incident
- Size
- 15,662 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 Miles N from St. George, UT
- County
- Washington County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Pine Valley
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $37,900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-UTDIF-000237
- IRWIN identifier
- A0E0393C-0265-4AC1-8F6A-10C02C2F5BBA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 21, 2025 (1,640 acres) to December 11, 2025 (15,662 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,005 acres, mapped June 22, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2025 | 1,640 | |
| June 22, 2025 | 5,645 | +4,005 |
| June 23, 2025 | 7,045 | +1,400 |
| June 24, 2025 | 8,233 | +1,188 |
| June 25, 2025 | 8,900 | +667 |
| June 26, 2025 | 9,659 | +759 |
| June 27, 2025 | 10,684 | +1,025 |
| June 28, 2025 | 11,642 | +958 |
| June 29, 2025 | 12,186 | +544 |
| June 30, 2025 | 12,851 | +665 |
| July 1, 2025 | 13,272 | +421 |
| July 2, 2025 | 13,419 | +147 |
| July 3, 2025 | 13,566 | +147 |
| July 4, 2025 | 13,597 | +31 |
| July 5, 2025 | 13,689 | +92 |
| July 6, 2025 | 13,762 | +73 |
| July 7, 2025 | 14,123 | +361 |
| July 8, 2025 | 14,242 | +119 |
| July 9, 2025 | 14,338 | +96 |
| July 10, 2025 | 14,588 | +250 |
| July 11, 2025 | 15,363 | +775 |
| July 12, 2025 | 15,363 | 0 |
| July 13, 2025 | 15,640 | +277 |
| July 14, 2025 | 15,673 | +33 |
| July 15, 2025 | 15,676 | +3 |
| July 16, 2025 | 15,676 | 0 |
| July 17, 2025 | 15,667 | -9 |
| December 11, 2025 | 15,662 | -5 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Central, UT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Central, UT8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Toquerville, UT14 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Washington, UT15 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Ivins, UT15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Santa Clara, UT16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- LaVerkin, UT17 miles southeast 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 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM MST. Identifier 2025-UTDIF-000237.