Cherry Fire
The Cherry Fire was reported on June 26, 2026 in Juab County, Utah and burned 34,221 acres. It was fully contained on July 7, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 34,221 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped June 26, 2026 at 1:55 PM MDT, 34,221 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 39.853, -112.360.
The incident
- Size
- 34,221 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 29 Miles SW from Santaquin, UT
- County
- Juab County
- State
- Utah
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,714,327
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-UTWDD-260218
- IRWIN identifier
- C6C0545C-2BFE-4222-A432-AD7117436AAD
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 26, 2026 (12,316 acres) to September 9, 2026 (34,221 acres). The largest one-day growth was 18,400 acres, mapped June 27, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | 12,316 | |
| June 27, 2026 | 30,716 | +18,400 |
| June 28, 2026 | 34,224 | +3,508 |
| June 29, 2026 | 34,224 | 0 |
| June 30, 2026 | 34,252 | +28 |
| September 9, 2026 | 34,221 | -31 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eureka, 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 15, 2026 at 10:31 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-UTWDD-260218.