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Cedar City, Utah – The Graff Point Fire remains at 544 acres and is now 57% contained. In total, 383 personnel are assigned to the incident.  

Overall minimal fire behavior has been observed with smoldering and creeping in ground vegetation. Crews will continue to mop up the fires edge where needed and monitor for heat. Yesterday, crews strengthened containment lines along the northwestern flanks down to S. Kanarra Mountain Road. A spot fire off the southwestern flank has been contained. An infrared flight picked up some heat south of the fire near Middleton Rd, firefighters have since put in a hose lay and wetted down the area. Chippers and masticators will continue to be used to reduce fuels west of the fire perimeter along S. Kanarra Mountain Road and near the south boundary of the fire.  

Afternoon showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop off of higher terrain. Other than a brief heavy rainfall, the primary threat will be gusty outflow winds and cloud to ground lightning. Temperatures will not change much with highs in the mid to upper 80s and relative humidity close to 20 percent in the afternoon. 

The closure at the intersection of Tipple Road and Shirts Canyon, will be open 9 AM to 6 PM for Recreation Access to Pyramid Ridge Campground. 

For information regarding evacuations, please contact the Iron County Sheriff. We kindly ask that you respect these measures and avoid the area. For more information, please visit: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/ututs-graff-point-fire or https://utahfireinfo.gov  

For private landowners, information is available from the Utah DNR on reducing wildfire threats to homes and property. Homeowner Education | Utah DNR – FFSL (Forestry, Fire and State Lands)