Rocky Canyon Fire
The Rocky Canyon Fire was reported on August 7, 2026 in Morgan County, Utah and burned 16,464 acres. It was fully contained on August 31, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 16,464 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped August 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM MDT, 16,465 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.940, -111.642.
The incident
- Size
- 16,464 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 Miles SW from Henefer, UT
- County
- Morgan County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Southwest of Henefer
- Protecting agency
- DFF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-UTNWS-200580
- IRWIN identifier
- 0258851A-69B4-4B68-AC68-7401725397C1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 8, 2026 (2,799 acres) to September 6, 2026 (16,465 acres). The largest one-day growth was 10,137 acres, mapped August 9, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2026 | 2,799 | |
| August 9, 2026 | 12,935 | +10,136 |
| August 10, 2026 | 13,601 | +666 |
| August 11, 2026 | 14,631 | +1,030 |
| August 12, 2026 | 15,366 | +735 |
| August 13, 2026 | 15,662 | +296 |
| August 17, 2026 | 16,464 | +802 |
| September 6, 2026 | 16,465 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Morgan, 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 10:59 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-UTNWS-200580.