Buck Basin Fire
The Buck Basin Fire was reported on July 11, 2026 in Wasatch County, Utah and burned 145 acres. It was fully contained on July 23, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 145 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2026
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped July 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM MDT, 145 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.392, -111.133.
The incident
- Size
- 145 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 23, 2026 at 12:36 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles E from Heber City, UT
- County
- Wasatch County
- State
- Utah
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,878,333
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-UTUWF-200428
- IRWIN identifier
- 9A3B6A51-6376-4816-BD84-FDD6DCB2A3EF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 13, 2026 (203 acres) to July 15, 2026 (145 acres). The largest one-day growth was 31 acres, mapped July 14, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | 203 | |
| July 14, 2026 | 234 | +31 |
| July 15, 2026 | 145 | -89 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Timber Lakes, 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 September 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-UTUWF-200428.