Colorado · incident record

Mt. Carmel Fire, Colorado

2,000

Acres reported

Contained

+100

Acres since yesterday

Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities

Update ·

As of Jul 25, 2026, 19:30 UTC, the Mt. Carmel Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 2,000 acres, in Colorado.

Since Jul 24, 2026, 19:15 UTC: +100 acres.

It was last present in the feed Jul 25, 2026, 19:30 UTC; the largest size reported was 2,000 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.

Mt. Carmel Fire map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.

Key facts

Size
2,000 acres
Containment
not reported
Status
Not in feed (last seen Jul 25, 2026)
Discovered
Jul 23, 2026
Location
Colorado
Origin point
37.0228, -102.3614
Satellite heat, 24 h
none matched

Nearest towns

Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.

  • Boise City, OK22 mi S of the origin · pop. 1,127
  • Elkhart, KS26 mi E of the origin · pop. 2,042
  • Springfield, CO30 mi NW of the origin · pop. 1,396
  • Goodwell, OK50 mi SE of the origin · pop. 1,326
  • Guymon, OK54 mi SE of the origin · pop. 11,921

Other fires nearby

No other wildfires listed within 50 miles right now.

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Mt. Carmel Fire daily history

The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 24, 2026, 13:00 UTC).

Day (UTC)Reported sizeChangeContained
Jul 25, 20262,000 acres+100
Jul 24, 20261,900 acres

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Mt. Carmel Fire questions, answered from the data

How big is the Mt. Carmel Fire?

As of Jul 25, 2026, 19:30 UTC, the Mt. Carmel Fire is reported at 2,000 acres. Since Jul 24, 2026, 19:15 UTC: +100 acres.

Is the Mt. Carmel Fire contained?

Containment has not been reported for the Mt. Carmel Fire in the federal feed as of Jul 25, 2026, 19:30 UTC.

Where is the Mt. Carmel Fire?

The reported point of origin is at 37.0228, -102.3614 in Colorado. Nearest towns: Boise City (22 mi S), Elkhart (26 mi E), Springfield (30 mi NW).

Is the Mt. Carmel Fire still burning?

It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed Jul 25, 2026, 19:30 UTC. Fires drop out of the feed when the incident is closed or handed to local management, not necessarily when every ember is out.

Where do I find evacuation orders for the Mt. Carmel Fire?

From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Colorado sources on our Colorado page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.

How current is this page?

The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Jul 25, 2026, 19:30 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.

About this page

This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →