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Mt. Carmel Fire (CO)

Active · 1,900 acres · started 2026-07-23 · updated 2026-07-24

Mt. Carmel Fire (CO) — Sentinel-2 true color Mt. Carmel Fire (CO) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Quick facts

Location
Baca County
Cause
Natural
Jurisdiction
USFS · Federal land

Spanning 1,900 acres of federal land in Baca County, Colorado, the active natural Mt. Carmel Fire has been burning since July 23, 2026.

Firefighting efforts on the incident are being managed by the USFS.

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