New fire reported near Sunridge Drive as Summit County fire danger rises

A new fire near Sunridge Drive in Summit County on June 26 landed in a neighborhood zone already under extreme wildfire pressure. The incident started in the evening, after county fire danger had climbed to Extreme and restrictions had tightened across unincorporated and state lands.

Summit County was at High fire danger on June 19, then jumped to Extreme on June 24, leaving little margin for a spark to turn into a larger evacuation or property threat. By June 26, Stage 2 fire restrictions were in place on all unincorporated and state lands in the county, with no open fires of any kind allowed.

Summit County had recorded 23 wildfires so far in the 2026 season, and the largest had burned only 5 acres. That pattern has kept pressure on local fire crews and on residents trying to protect homes, summer rentals and businesses that depend on the warm-weather rush through Park City and Summit County.

Much of Utah was under Stage 1 fire restrictions, which prohibit fireworks, open fires except within established pits and smoking near dry vegetation. Utah forecasters also issued the state’s first formal “particularly dangerous situation” red flag warning, with wind and low humidity raising the risk of fast-moving fire starts.

By June 26, the Cottonwood Fire had burned more than 71,000 acres and remained 0% contained. The National Interagency Fire Center’s June 27 situation report listed 23 new fires and seven new large incidents in the Great Basin.