Coal Fire

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.740, -109.090.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Dove Creek

Size

0 acres

Containment

Not reported

Discovered

September 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM MDT

Cause

Undetermined

County

San Juan County

State

Utah

Protecting agency

BLM

Jurisdiction

BLM

Land ownership at origin

BLM

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-UTDRD-005403

IRWIN identifier

B0234E05-F785-4ECB-B6EC-9D1B26260B9F

• Wind up to 15 mph from the south
• Relative humidity as low as 21%
• High of 72°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Dove Creek, CO

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.3 µg/m³ around Mon, 12:00 PM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Dove Creek, CO10 miles east of the fire’s origin
• Monticello, UT17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Blanding, UT23 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Cortez, CO39 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Towaoc, CO42 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Mancos, CO52 miles southeast of the fire’s origin