Salt Lake City fires today: fire map, smoke & air quality
Active wildfires within 100 miles of Salt Lake City, the air quality and wind right now, fire-weather alerts — and how often fires burn near Salt Lake City.
Air quality and wind in Salt Lake City
Fire weather alerts for Salt Lake City
Wildfire history near Salt Lake City
Wildfires within 50 miles, by year
Fires of 10+ acres whose origin was within 50 miles of Salt Lake City. 2026 is still in progress.
When fires start near Salt Lake City
Peak months: June, July, August — 71% of fires in the last 10 years started in these three months.
4 days in the last 12 months had modeled daily PM2.5 above 35.4 µg/m³ — the level where air becomes unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 of them above 55.4 µg/m³ (unhealthy for everyone). The worst day was August 12, 2026 at 56.0 µg/m³. Smoke can come from fires hundreds of miles away, so smoke days and nearby fires don't always line up.
Fire history: NIFC WFIGS incident records 2016–2026. Smoke: Open-Meteo CAMS air-quality model, 2025-09-29 to 2026-09-28. Updated 2026-09-29.
Largest wildfires near Salt Lake City since 2015
| Fire | Acres | Year | County | From Salt Lake City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Lake | 33,045 | 2024 | Wasatch, UT | 47 mi |
| Rocky Canyon | 16,464 | 2026 | Morgan, UT | 18 mi |
| West Antelope | 15,088 | 2016 | Davis, UT | 22 mi |
| Knolls | 12,584 | 2020 | Utah, UT | 39 mi |
| Brushy Canyon | 10,002 | 2026 | Box Elder, UT | 48 mi |
| Lakeside | 9,880 | 2018 | Tooele, UT | 46 mi |
Most recent fires near Salt Lake City
| Fire | Acres | Discovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont | 170 | 2026-09-16 | 38 mi |
| Frampton | 17 | 2026-09-10 | 47 mi |
| Broad | 134 | 2026-09-05 | 26 mi |
| Brushy Canyon | 10,002 | 2026-08-27 | 48 mi |
| Dugway | 15 | 2026-08-19 | 26 mi |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to the fire's point of origin.
Fires and smoke near other cities
Questions
Is there a fire near Salt Lake City right now?
The live map at the top of this page shows every active wildfire within 100 miles of Salt Lake City from official incident reports, sorted by distance, with acres, containment and the last update time.
How often do wildfires burn near Salt Lake City?
From 2016 to 2025, 277 wildfires of 10 acres or more started within 50 miles of Salt Lake City — about 28 a year — burning 158,607 acres in total. 71% of them started in June, July and August.
What was the biggest fire near Salt Lake City?
The Yellow Lake Fire (2024), 33,045 acres, which started about 47 miles from Salt Lake City in Wasatch County.
Is the air quality in Salt Lake City safe today?
The air-quality panel above shows the current US AQI for Salt Lake City and a 72-hour forecast. Above 100 (orange), sensitive groups should limit time outdoors; above 150 (red), everyone should. In the last 12 months Salt Lake City had 4 modeled smoke days.
Get fire alerts for Salt Lake City
Save Salt Lake City in Wildfire Tracker: distance to the nearest active fire, which side of it you're on relative to the wind, air quality — alerts only for fires that are actually active.