Utah wildfires

Iron Fire

ContainedJuab County, Utah2026Wildfire

The Iron Fire was reported on June 19, 2026 in Juab County, Utah and burned 41,842 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.

Size
41,842 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
June 19, 2026
Personnel
123

Map

Perimeter mapped June 21, 2026 at 10:39 PM MDT, 41,842 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 39.976, -112.198.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Eureka

The incident

Size
41,842 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 19, 2026 at 11:23 PM MDT
Cause
Human
Location
1 Miles NW from Eureka, UT
County
Juab County
State
Utah
Protecting agency
DFF
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
123
Incident management
Complex Incident Management Team, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$10,170,735
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-UTSCS-260194
IRWIN identifier
B22F7798-E3C3-4E1B-A091-CC85EBE4DA75

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 20, 2026 (4,779 acres) to September 16, 2026 (41,842 acres). The largest one-day growth was 17,161 acres, mapped June 21, 2026.

DayAcresChange
June 20, 20264,779
June 21, 202621,940+17,161
June 22, 202624,120+2,180
June 23, 202631,828+7,708
June 24, 202637,172+5,344
June 25, 202640,445+3,273
June 26, 202640,614+169
June 27, 202640,881+267
June 28, 202641,467+586
August 12, 202641,4670
September 9, 202641,842+375
September 16, 202641,8420

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 12 mph from the south
  • Relative humidity as low as 41%
  • High of 69°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Eureka, UT

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.9 µg/m³ around Wed, 6:00 PM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

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 September 8, 2026 at 11:18 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-UTSCS-260194.