No longer in the daily fire updates. The Babylon Fire last appeared in an official report on August 19, at 107,189 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Babylon Fire

San Juan County, Utah · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 19, 2026 (14 days ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
Metric Now
Size
107,189 acres
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
Containment
100%
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
+3 percent
was 97% · Aug 12, 6:00 PM
Crew size
62
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
−3
was 65 · Aug 12, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$62.8M
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
+$85,000
was $62.7M · Aug 12, 6:00 PM

Babylon Fire and other nearby fires

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Babylon Fire summary

The Babylon Fire is a wildfire near San Juan County, Utah. It has burned about 107,189 acres (about 81,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 62 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
107,189 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 26, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st at 12:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Today

64°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 76% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

50°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph ESE · 45% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday

68°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday Night

52°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

70°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 12:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 62 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $63 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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