Slough Canyon Fire

Perimeter mapped August 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM MDT, 4,742 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.370, -109.923.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Green River

Size

4,774 acres

Containment

75%

Discovered

August 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM MDT

Cause

Natural

Location

41 Miles E from Price, UT

County

Grand County

State

Utah

Protecting agency

BIA

Jurisdiction

BIA

Land ownership at origin

BIA

Personnel assigned

1

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$1,715,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-UTUOA-100254

IRWIN identifier

019119DA-16C0-40AE-ADFE-25AD80EA704E

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 18, 2026 (39 acres) to August 31, 2026 (4,742 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,363 acres, mapped August 24, 2026.

• Wind up to 10 mph from the west
• Relative humidity as low as 28%
• High of 66°F

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

Full forecast for Green River, UT

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.

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 1 µg/m³ around Sun, 11:00 PM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Green River, UT29 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• East Carbon City, UT29 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Wellington, UT45 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Price, UT50 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Carbonville, UT52 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Spring Glen, UT53 miles west of the fire’s origin