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Cedar City, Utah– The Graff Point Fire remains at 544 acres and is now 47% contained. In total, 367 personnel are assigned to the incident. 

Crews continue their full suppression efforts to contain the fire. Yesterday, they strengthened containment lines along the northern and southern flanks and constructed handlines along uncontained areas on the southeast and southwest flanks. Firefighters are using a hose lay on the east side to secure the fire line and extinguish hot spots. Aerial resources have supported ground crews with water drops to cool hot spots and retardant to slow the fire's spread. Similar firefighting efforts will continue today. Additionally, along S. Kanarra Mountain Road, chippers and masticators will be used to reduce fuels.

A community meeting was held last night at the Heritage Center Theatre in Cedar City, UT. Representatives from the Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 6 and local agencies shared information on the status of the fire, the operational strategy, and the plan going forward. The speakers also spent time answering questions from the those in attendance and watching online. A recording can be found here:  https://tinyurl.com/3a55uvdy

Despite recent precipitation, the fuels remain dry, resulting in some interior creeping and torching. The chance of isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop again today, and temperatures will be in the mid-80’s. 

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 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)