Babylon Fire
The Babylon Fire was reported on June 26, 2026 in San Juan County, Utah and burned 107,189 acres. It was fully contained on August 12, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 107,189 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 62
Map
Perimeter mapped July 11, 2026 at 11:34 PM MDT, 107,189 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 37.734, -109.809.
The incident
- Size
- 107,189 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2026 at 2:15 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 Miles SW from Monticello, UT
- County
- San Juan County
- State
- Utah
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 62
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 2 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $62,825,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-UTMLF-005112
- IRWIN identifier
- 8FCE6C19-9D6F-4500-AF34-9C0597DCEBA7
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 27, 2026 (110 acres) to August 12, 2026 (107,189 acres). The largest one-day growth was 22,198 acres, mapped June 29, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2026 | 110 | |
| June 28, 2026 | 16,201 | +16,091 |
| June 29, 2026 | 38,399 | +22,198 |
| June 30, 2026 | 53,871 | +15,472 |
| July 1, 2026 | 70,735 | +16,864 |
| July 2, 2026 | 81,494 | +10,759 |
| July 3, 2026 | 85,370 | +3,876 |
| July 4, 2026 | 87,554 | +2,184 |
| July 5, 2026 | 90,445 | +2,891 |
| July 7, 2026 | 100,479 | +10,034 |
| July 8, 2026 | 101,073 | +594 |
| July 9, 2026 | 102,932 | +1,859 |
| July 10, 2026 | 103,633 | +701 |
| July 11, 2026 | 104,782 | +1,149 |
| July 12, 2026 | 106,610 | +1,828 |
| July 15, 2026 | 107,104 | +494 |
| July 16, 2026 | 107,173 | +69 |
| August 12, 2026 | 107,189 | +16 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Blanding, UT covers the area today.
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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 August 31, 2026 at 11:26 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-UTMLF-005112.