Mt Carmel Fire
The Mt Carmel Fire was reported on May 16, 2022 in Baca County, Colorado and burned 1,242 acres. It was declared out on May 27, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,242 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 16, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped May 17, 2022 at 3:26 AM CDT, 0 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.040, -102.396.
The incident
- Size
- 1,242 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 16, 2022 at 10:26 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 19, 2022 at 10:00 AM CDT
- Controlled
- May 20, 2022 at 11:44 AM CDT
- Declared out
- May 27, 2022 at 2:16 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 miles SE of Campo, CO.
- County
- Baca County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-COPSF-000761
- IRWIN identifier
- E5265A1C-B7F3-4E8D-89C6-DEEF2CDA5DCC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Boise City, OK covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 27, 2022 at 2:17 PM CDT. Identifier 2022-COPSF-000761.