WILDFIRE

Boulter Fire now 100% contained

Aug 31, 2024, 5:33 PM | Updated: 5:42 pm

Scorched trees in the aftermath of the Boulter Fire....

Burned trees remain after the Boulter Fire was contained successfully on Friday, August 30. (UWCNF)

(UWCNF)

TOOELE COUNTY — The Boulter Fire, which burned over 2,000 acres over the past week, has now been 100% contained.

The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF account announced on X that the Boulter Fire was fully contained Saturday afternoon. 

The fire started on Saturday, August 24, and burned for nearly a full week before being contained on Friday. 

No official statement has been made providing further details on the cause of the fire. 

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Boulter Fire now 100% contained