Mt. Carmel Fire
The Mt. Carmel Fire was reported on July 23, 2026 in Baca County, Colorado and burned 2,000 acres. It was declared out on August 1, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 44
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped September 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM CDT, 2,000 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 37.023, -102.361.
The incident
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026 at 5:36 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 25, 2026 at 2:30 PM CDT
- Controlled
- July 27, 2026 at 1:20 PM CDT
- Declared out
- August 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 14 Miles SE from Campo, CO
- County
- Baca County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 44
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COPSF-001391
- IRWIN identifier
- FED539C9-AE7C-4BE1-A39E-8C8E05A3C219
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Boise City, OK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Boise City, OK22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Elkhart, KS26 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Springfield, CO30 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Goodwell, OK50 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Stratford, TX50 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Johnson, KS51 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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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 September 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-COPSF-001391.