On July 27, 2026, the emergency response personnel were demobilized, dropping from 311 personnel to approximately 190. This was not just for the safety of Tooele County residents but also the fire personnel on scene battling the wildfire. That’s what’s happening in the Cherry area right now,” he said before segueing to the fallout that occurs following wildfires like this. One example Whitehouse provided is how the flooding in Beaver County after their wildfire was contained ended up costing more than the wildfire emergency response. In total, the cost for the Stookey Fire emergency response amounted to $5.6 million, but the amount of water used has not been confirmed.