The Green Ravine Fire burned 2,119 acres east of Lake Point on the Oquirrh Mountains, according to final updated information on the blaze from Tooele County Emergency Management.
The cost to suppress the fire reached $1.2 million, while 188 firefighters were involved in battling the blaze at its peak, according to a Facebook post from TCEM. The fire reached a Type 3 incident management team response at its peak, which is classified by the state as an extended attack response.
Resources used to combat the fire came from a national pool, including out-of-state and out-of-area fire crews from federal agencies like the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service.
The burn scar, which reaches from the railroad tracks east of Lake Point to the top of the Oquirrh Mountains, remains a highly visible reminder of what was the largest active fire in the state at its peak.
The fire, which was sparked Sept. 3, grew quickly in the initial days as it raced up the Oquirrh Mountains. In the first two days of the fire, single-engine air tankers dumped 68 loads of retardant, according to the BLM.
Homes at the base of the mountains were initially threatened but as the fire moved to higher elevations, the concern became communication towers at the peak. There were no mandatory evacuations, despite its proximity to homes in the early stages of the fire.
Crews had to deal with steep and rocky terrain at the head of the fire near the peaks of the northern Oquirrh Mountains. The fire remained intense after its initial growth in areas of oak and maple trees, according to Jason Curry, spokesman for the state Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.
Despite the difficult terrain providing challenges to containment, it was reported to be 90% contained by Sept. 7. A single hand crew of 13 firefighters remained on scene Monday following the initial weekend.
There has still been no specific cause of the fire released by fire officials, though it was ruled human-caused.
