Horse Head Fire
The Horse Head Fire was reported on June 27, 2026 in San Juan County, Utah and burned 600 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2026
- Personnel
- 50
Map
Perimeter mapped June 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM MDT, 519 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 37.715, -109.183.
The incident
- Size
- 600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2026 at 4:28 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 Miles SW from Eastland, UT
- County
- San Juan County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Eastland, UT
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 50
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $375,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-UTDRD-005117
- IRWIN identifier
- 64A5927C-6912-499B-A5C1-D54B5D05FC90
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 28, 2026 (473 acres) to June 29, 2026 (519 acres). The largest one-day growth was 46 acres, mapped June 29, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2026 | 473 | |
| June 29, 2026 | 519 | +46 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Monticello, 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 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-UTDRD-005117.