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Stookey Fire Spreads in Utah

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

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The Stookey wildfire, ignited July 10 by natural causes, continues to burn on Bureau of Land Management lands west of Vernon, Utah, according to InciWeb records updated July 15, 2026.

The fire is located in Tooele County on BLM-managed lands under the Salt Lake Field Office. Current records indicate no evacuations or immediate threats to populated areas, though the fire remains active on public lands west of Vernon, Utah.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/utwdd-stookey

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Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Stookey wildfire was ignited on July 10 by natural causes“The Stookey fire started on July, 10, 2026 due to natural causes.”
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The Stookey wildfire continues to burn on Bureau of Land Management lands“The Stookey fire started on July, 10, 2026 due to natural causes. The fire is in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands managed by the Salt Lake Field Office, west of Vernon, Utah in Tooele county on BLM lands.”
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The Stookey wildfire is located west of Vernon, Utah“The Stookey fire started on July, 10, 2026 due to natural causes. The fire is in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands managed by the Salt Lake Field Office, west of Vernon, Utah in Tooele county on BLM lands.”
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InciWeb records were updated on July 15, 2026“null”
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The fire is located in Tooele County“The Stookey fire started on July, 10, 2026 due to natural causes. The fire is in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands managed by the Salt Lake Field Office, west of Vernon, Utah in Tooele county on BLM lands.”
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The fire is located on BLM-managed lands“The fire is in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands managed by the Salt Lake Field Office, west of Vernon, Utah in Tooele county on BLM lands.”
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The fire is under the Salt Lake Field Office“The Stookey fire started on July, 10, 2026 due to natural causes. The fire is in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands managed by the Salt Lake Field Office, west of Vernon, Utah in Tooele county on BLM lands.”
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Current records indicate no evacuations“null”
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Current records indicate no immediate threats to populated areas“null”
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The fire remains active on public lands“null”
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The fire is located west of Vernon, Utah“The Stookey fire started on July, 10, 2026 due to natural causes. The fire is in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands managed by the Salt Lake Field Office, west of Vernon, Utah in Tooele county on BLM lands.”