07/14/2025
Deer Creek Fire Update
The Deer Creek Fire, which has been burning outside of La Sal, in San Juan County, Utah, is now mapped at 10,058 acres.
Firefighters have been focusing primarily on structure protection above containment efforts. At least one engine and crew is assigned to each threatened structure or group of structures. The fire remains at 0% containment as of 7am, July 14th.
No other structures have been lost since Thursday, when five structures were lost. Ten other structures have sustained fire damage. Another 80 remain threatened.
Several structures have been saved due to the valiant efforts of firefighters on the ground and in the air. Evacuations remain in effect. The San Juan County Sheriff's Office has stated anyone within five miles of the fire should evacuate the area. A map of the current fire perimeter can be found here: https://utah-fire-info-utahdnr.hub.arcgis.com/
Over 300 firefighters are currently assigned to the fire. More than a dozen air tankers and helicopters have performed more than one hundred water and retardant drops since the fire began on Thursday afternoon.
Locals may be interested to know that the Deer Creek Fire perimeter has now grown larger than the Pack Creek Fire, which started in June 2023 and also burned a large chunk of the La Sal mountains in the Manti La-Sal National Forest, outside of Moab. The Pack Creek Fire ultimately grew to 9,279 acres.
