Babylon Fire (UT)
Satellite image: NASA GIBS / MODIS.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 25 Miles SW from Monticello, UT
- Personnel
- 1,444
- Complexity
- Type 2 Incident
- Fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Behavior
- Extreme, Crowning, Short Crown Runs, Wind Driven Runs
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
The Babylon Fire, currently classified as a Type 2 Incident, is burning 25 miles southwest of Monticello in San Juan County, Utah. Since it began on June 26, 2026, the wildfire has grown to 103633 acres on federal land managed by the USFS. The fire is exhibiting extreme behavior, characterized by crowning, short crown runs, and wind-driven runs through two-foot brush.
A Complex Incident Management Team is overseeing the response, with 1444 personnel assigned to the active blaze. As of now, the fire is 44 percent contained, with suppression efforts reaching a total cost of 27 million dollars.
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