Widemouth 2 Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 27, 2026 18:25 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The Widemouth 2 wildfire, located in Millard County, Utah, was first discovered on July 27, 2026, and is caused by natural factors under the jurisdiction of the USFS. By early August, the fire had expanded to 96,702 acres with 10% containment, and by August 11 it had grown to 122,759 acres, 30% contained, and was described as active, torching, and long‑range spotting. The fire continued to grow modestly to 129,742 acres by mid‑September, reaching 98% containment by September 15 and remaining at that level through the end of the timeline, with minimal, smoldering, creeping behavior. Personnel peaked at 877 on August 11 and declined to 5 by September 28 when containment reached 100%. The estimated cost rose from $21,890,382 on August 11 to $36,484,947 by the final report.

Official source description: 2 Miles SW from Kanosh, 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 28, 2026 22:20 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 33,040 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 90.0 percentage points, from 10.0% (Aug 6, 2026) to 100.0% (Sep 28, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 22 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.