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Cottonwood

Beaver, UT · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 97,464 acres in Beaver before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

97,464

Acres Burned

141

Days Burning

Jun 22, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 5 / 97,464 acresSep 3 / 97,464 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Dixie National Forest

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National Forest / UT

38.9 mi

S

Fishlake National Forest

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National Forest / UT

41.1 mi

NE

Cedar Breaks National Monument

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Monument / UT

46.7 mi

S

Ashdown Gorge Wilderness

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Wilderness / UT

47.1 mi

SW

Bryce Canyon National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / UT

51.5 mi

SE

Box-Death Hollow Wilderness

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Wilderness / UT

57.7 mi

SE

Deep Creek North Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / UT

60.2 mi

S

Laverkin Creek Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / UT

64.2 mi

SW

Deep Creek Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / UT

64.4 mi

S

Red Butte Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / UT

71 mi

SW

Desert Range Exp. Station Experimental Area

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National Forest / UT

71.1 mi

NW

Zion Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / UT

71.8 mi

S

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Bryce Canyon National Park

Trail Closures Due to Recent Weather

Wall Street and the Bryce Connector Trail (Bryce Point to Peekaboo Loop Trail) are closed until further notice. Other park trails are open, but hikers are urged to use caution. Freezing temperatures overnight can make rockfall more likely d...

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Cottonwood update: 97,464 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 1

Per interagency perimeter data, the Cottonwood containment moved from 95% to 100%.

IRWIN

Cottonwood update: 97,464 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Cottonwood containment moved from 90% to 95%.

IRWIN

Daily Update, Saturday, 07-18-2026

Incident team
Jul 18

Cottonwood Fire Saturday, July 18, 2026 Contact Fire Information: 435.485.5456 / 2026.cottonwood@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/utfif-cottonwood-fire Facebook: www.facebook.com/USFSFishlakeNF / www.facebook.com/utahfireinfo Fire Statistics: Start Date: 6/22/2026 Cause: Under Investigation Size: 97,464 acres Containment: 90 % Location: Fishlake National Forest, Beaver...

InciWeb

Cottonwood mapped at 97,464 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 18

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 97,464 acres, 90% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 97,458 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 17

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 97,458 acres, 90% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 97,458 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 16

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 97,458 acres, 80% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 97,458 acres, 77% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 15

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 97,458 acres, 77% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 97,455 acres, 77% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 14

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 97,455 acres, 77% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 97,373 acres, 77% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 13

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 97,373 acres, 77% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 97,278 acres, 74% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 97,278 acres, 74% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 97,135 acres, 70% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 11

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 97,135 acres, 70% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 97,066 acres, 58% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 10

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 97,066 acres, 58% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 96,333 acres, 58% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 9

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 96,333 acres, 58% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 96,242 acres, 58% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 7

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 96,242 acres, 58% contained.

IRWIN

Cottonwood mapped at 95,934 acres, 56% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 7

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood at 95,934 acres, 56% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 22Now

141 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: b1b09572-cd77-4b0a-8e06-71284617a28f

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