Tom Creek Fire
The Tom Creek Fire was reported on August 24, 2026 in Tooele County, Utah and burned 4,991 acres. It was fully contained on September 11, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,991 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped August 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM MDT, 4,991 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 40.005, -112.706.
The incident
- Size
- 4,991 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026 at 12:09 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles S from Dugway, UT
- County
- Tooele County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Dugway
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,509,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-UTWDD-200672
- IRWIN identifier
- D5B42A74-1101-4286-AE9C-1F307D148333
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 25, 2026 (3,821 acres) to August 27, 2026 (4,991 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,038 acres, mapped August 26, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2026 | 3,821 | |
| August 26, 2026 | 4,859 | +1,038 |
| August 27, 2026 | 4,991 | +132 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dugway, 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 21, 2026 at 8:31 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-UTWDD-200672.