Salt Wells Fire
The Salt Wells Fire was reported on August 21, 2026 in Box Elder County, Utah and burned 603 acres. It was fully contained on September 2, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 603 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped August 21, 2026 at 11:39 AM MDT, 603 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 41.810, -112.678.
The incident
- Size
- 603 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2026 at 5:40 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 2, 2026 at 7:55 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 28 Miles SW from Tremonton, UT
- County
- Box Elder County
- State
- Utah
- Protecting agency
- DFF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-UTBRS-200631
- IRWIN identifier
- 862AFC47-2A5E-4145-8981-5B0107DE3560
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Thatcher, 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 11:03 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-UTBRS-200631.