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Slough Canyon

Grand, UT · Natural

Crews have this fire 75% contained. Nearby public lands are likely open, but check for lingering closures.

0%Near Contained

4,774

Acres Burned

41

Days Burning

Aug 15, 2026

Discovered

1w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 75%
Aug 15 / 1 acresSep 16 / 4,774 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Desolation Canyon Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / UT

14.4 mi

SW

Turtle Canyon Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / UT

15.5 mi

W

Mexican Mountain Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / UT

40.3 mi

SW

Jurassic National Monument

Go

Monument / UT

41.6 mi

W

Arches National Park

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National Park / UT

48.6 mi

SE

San Rafael Reef Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / UT

51.5 mi

SW

Sid's Mountain Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / UT

52.2 mi

SW

Manti-La Sal National Forest

Go

National Forest / UT

52.9 mi

SW

Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / UT

54.4 mi

S

Mcinnis Canyons National Conservation Area

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NCA / CO

56 mi

E

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CO

56.6 mi

E

Ouray National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / UT

56.8 mi

N

Situation Updates

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

Slough Canyon update: 4,774 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 16

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon containment moved from 70% to 75%.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon update: 4,774 acres, 70% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon containment moved from 66% to 70%.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon update: 4,774 acres, 66% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon containment moved from 65% to 66%.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon update: 4,774 acres, 65% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon containment moved from 63% to 65%.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon update: 4,774 acres, 63% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon containment moved from 35% to 63%.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon update: 4,774 acres, 35% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 4

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon containment moved from 34% to 35%.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon update: 4,774 acres, 34% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon grew 76 acres to 4,774 and containment moved from 36% to 34%.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon Fire Daily Update 08-30-2026

Incident team
Aug 30

Slough Canyon Fire Sunday, August 30, 2026 Contact Fire Information: Jordan Nesbitt, (435) 459-0935 or jnesbitt@blm.gov https://www.facebook.com/UtahWildfire / https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/utuoa-slough-canyon Fire Statistics: Start Date: August, 15th 2026 Cause: Lightning Location: 41 miles East of Price, UT Size: 4,742 acres Containment: 34% Total Personnel: 49 Current Situation: Over the last 24...

InciWeb

Slough Canyon update: 4,698 acres, 36% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon grew 30 acres to 4,698 and containment moved from 25% to 36%.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon update: 4,668 acres, 25% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon grew 168 acres to 4,668 and containment moved from 10% to 25%.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon Fire Daily Update 08-28-2026

Incident team
Aug 28

Slough Canyon Fire Friday, August 28, 2026 Contact Fire Information: Jordan Nesbitt, (435) 459-0935 or jnesbitt@blm.gov https://www.facebook.com/UtahWildfire / https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/utuoa-slough-canyon Fire Statistics: Start Date: August, 15th 2026 Cause: Lightning Location: 41 miles East of Price, UT Size: 4,668 acres Containment: 25% Total Personnel: 77 Current Situation: Due to the stron...

InciWeb

Slough Canyon update: 4,500 acres, 10% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon containment moved from 0% to 10%.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon Fire Daily Update 08-27-2026

Incident team
Aug 27

Slough Canyon Fire Thursday, August 27, 2026 Contact Fire Information: Jordan Nesbitt, (435) 459-0935 or jnesbitt@blm.gov https://www.facebook.com/UtahWildfire / https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/utuoa-slough-canyon Fire Statistics: Start Date: August, 15th 2026 Cause: Lightning Location: 41 miles East of Price, UT Size: 4,280 acres Containment: 0% Total Personnel: 75 Current Situation: Firefighter and...

InciWeb

Slough Canyon update: 4,500 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Slough Canyon grew 300 acres to 4,500.

IRWIN

Slough Canyon Daily Update 08-26-2026

Incident team
Aug 26

Slough Canyon Fire Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Contact Fire Information: Jordan Nesbitt, (435) 459-0935 or jnesbitt@blm.gov https://www.facebook.com/UtahWildfire / https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/utuoa-slough-canyon Fire Statistics: Start Date: August, 15th 2026 Cause: Lightning Location: 41 miles East of Price, UT Size: ~4200 acres Containment: 0% Total Personnel: 75 Current Situation: Firefighter an...

InciWeb

Timeline

Aug 15Now

41 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: 019119da-16c0-40ae-adfe-25ad80ea704e

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