- Residents of Eureka, Mammoth and Silver City can return home after evacuations.
- The Iron Fire reached 57% containment with 40,881 acres burned by Sunday morning.
- The Cherry Fire remains a focus, with 34,248 acres burned and 0% containment.
SALT LAKE CITY — At least 388 fires have raged across Utah so far during the 2026 fire season. Close to 250,000 acres were burned by Sunday, according to the Utah Fire Info.
The number of acres burned has surpassed the 165,000-acre total across the state in 2025.
Three firefighters were killed this weekend in the Snyder Fire located on the border of Colorado and Utah. Two other firefighters were injured in that same fire.
Cherry and Iron fires
Residents from Eureka, Mammoth and Silver City were told by the Juab County Sheriff's Office that they can return home Sunday after being evacuated due to the Iron and Cherry wildfires.
The sheriff's office said on Facebook that residents could go home starting at noon on Sunday, and U.S. 6 would also be open. However, the sheriff's office also said the three areas were still in "set status," and residents were asked to remain prepared in case the need to evacuate arose once again.
Residents from Eureka, Mammoth and Silver City were evacuated on Friday after the fire began threatening homes.
Before that, Eureka was asked to evacuate on June 20 due to the fire, which was only at 1,000 acres at the time. That evacuation order was lifted on Thursday when the fire surpassed 37,000 acres.
The Iron Fire, which started on June 19, reached 77% containment with 41,467 acres of terrain burned by Sunday evening, according to Utah Fire Info. The cause of the wildfire remained under investigation.
Lightning was determined to have caused the Cherry Fire, which started on Friday. By Sunday morning, the Cherry Fire, located southwest of Mammoth, had reached 34,224 acres and was 21% contained, according to Utah Fire Info.
Cottonwood Fire
The Cottonwood Fire on Sunday was 93,606 acres and 0% contained, the U.S. Forest Service-Fishlake National Forest said on Facebook.
The fire has already claimed multiple cabins and structures, as well as livestock, impacting families in Beaver and Piute counties.
Babylon Fire
Red flag warnings continued to make things difficult for crews fighting the Babylon Fire in eastern Utah, Utah Fire Info said on Facebook Sunday.
The fire, which started in San Juan County, reached 38,399 acres on Monday with 0% containment.
"The fire is burning on the Manti-La Sal National Forest, approximately 20 miles west of Monticello," Utah Fire Info posted on Facebook. "Some scattered private lands remain threatened."
North Cottonwood Road, the junction of Kigalia and North Elk Ridge toward Big Notch, Causeway Road and Bridger Jack Road off state Route 211 were closed on Sunday due to the fire, according to the San Juan County Sheriff's Office.
Wild Goose Fire
A lightning-caused fire dubbed the Wild Goose Fire, which started on Friday, reached 10,910 acres and 10% containment on Sunday.
That fire was located 5 miles east of Holden, according to a news release from the Utah Forestry, Fire and State Lands.
"The fire area remains in a fuels and fire behavior advisory, so firefighters will take advantage of today's lower fire activity before a warming and drying trend begins early in the week," the department said.
In the event of an evacuation, Scipio is in "ready status." Residences in the Gap area, Maple Hollow and Maple Grove campgrounds were in "go" for evacuation, the department said.
U.S. 50 was also closed between Scipio and Aurora.
Horse Head Fire
A fire in San Juan County was first reported on Saturday by a farmer who saw smoke in the area.
"His quick action helped forward progression to halt in the area," Utah Fire Info said on X.
The fire was mapped at 475 acres on Sunday, but quickly spread to 600 acres with the help of severe winds. Utah Fire Info said structures were still being threatened in the area after saying on Saturday that "the community of Eastland in San Juan County could be threatened."
"Air assets are supporting nine engines and three water tenders. Wind and resource shortages slow perimeter containment," state fire managers said on Sunday. "Structures remain threatened."
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