In a Monday press release from FEMA’s Region 8 office, it was announced FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs to fight the Rocky Canyon Fire.

FEMA Region 8 approved the state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) after receiving the request Sunday evening and determining that the fire threatened such destruction that it would constitute a major disaster,” the release said. “At the time of the request, the Rocky Canyon Fire was threatening more than 150 homes and other buildings. The fire is also threatening transportation, communication, power, and water system infrastructure. The Rocky Canyon Fire started on August 7, 2026 and has burned more than 13,000 acres with 0% containment. The fire is one of several major wildfires currently burning in Utah that have burned more than 300,000 acres statewide.

“The authorization makes FEMA funding available to pay 75 percent of the state’s eligible firefighting costs under an approved grant for managing, mitigating and controlling designated fires. These grants do not provide assistance to individual home or business owners and do not cover other infrastructure damage caused by the fire.”

According to the Utah Fire Info site, as of Monday afternoon, the estimated size of the Rocky Canyon Fire was 15,199 acres.

The latest update as of press time on the fire from Utah Fire Info — released just after 10 p.m. Sunday evening on its Facebook page — noted some successes.

“The fire continued to push south towards East Canyon State Park,” the post siad. “The Northern Utah Type 3 Incident Management Team took advantage of a brief pause in the extreme wind conditions to complete strategic firing operations to protect East Canyon State Park. It was a full team effort, and was incredibly successful. The fire held along the north side of SR-66 and there’s been no impact to East Canyon State Park today.”

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office lists the latest evacuation areas as “Summit County Line at Hog Back Summit to West Henefer Road (both sides of the road). Henefer residents WEST of 300 West. Both sides of South Henefer Road (Ditch Road).”