Black Canyon Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 29, 2026 20:05 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The Black Canyon wildfire, located 29 miles southwest of Price in Sanpete County, Utah, was discovered on July 30, 2026 and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. By August 6, the fire had burned 1,736 acres with no containment, but by August 17 it had expanded to 3,563 acres and was 36% contained, with 587 personnel on the scene. The fire’s behavior shifted from active flanking and backing to moderate and then minimal creeping and smoldering, and containment rose steadily to 95% by September 1, 2026, with only 55 personnel needed. The final report on September 9 indicates the fire is fully contained at 3,264 acres, with an estimated cost of $20,651,300. The incident remains a natural cause event with no evacuation orders reported.

Official source description: 29 Miles SW from Price, UT

Recorded Fire Progression

Historical observations from incident reports, not a live forecast. Acreage and containment can decrease when agencies correct their estimates.

Latest available source report: Sep 9, 2026 00:00 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 1,528 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 100.0 percentage points, from 0.0% (Aug 6, 2026) to 100.0% (Sep 9, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 19 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.