Northern Box Elder Fire Quickly Grows by More than 300 Acres

We toured the land around the Box Elder data center project. Here’s what we saw.

From Lone Rock to Locomotive Springs to the Hansel Valley, here's a look at the area around the proposed Box Elder County data center – including an interactive map.

Northern Box Elder fire quickly grows by more than 300 acres

HOWELL, Utah, July 27, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A wind-driven fire in northern Box Elder County Monday afternoon has grown by more than 300 acres in a matter of hours. Utah Fire Info first reported the blaze at about 3:30 p.m. as a new start, naming it the East Promontory Fire, burning approximately 18 miles south of Howell in Box Elder County. “The fire is estimated at 50+ acres and is wind-driven. Air and ground resources are responding. The ca…

East Promontory fire burns through 100 acres near Howell

After a weekend of lightning storms and high winds in Northern Utah, a new fire called the East Promontory fire has been discovered in Box Elder County.

Wind-driven wildfire burns 50 acres in Box Elder County

BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah — A wind-driven wildfire has burned more than 50 acres near Howell, prompting a rapid response from both air and ground firefighting crews Monday afternoon.

East Promontory Fire burns more than 50 acres in Box Elder County

Firefighters responded Monday to a new wildfire burning about 18 miles south of Howell in Box Elder County.The East Promontory Fire was initialily estimated at

New wildfire spreading in remote Box Elder County

State wildfire officials said the East Promontory Fire was started about 18 miles south of Howell in Box Elder County.