Big Fire
The Big Fire was reported on June 26, 2026 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 258 acres. It was declared out on September 15, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 258 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 32
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 June 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM AKDT, 258 acres (gps-walked). Point of origin 64.759, -155.137.
The incident
- Size
- 258 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM AKDT
- Contained
- July 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles E from Ruby, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- ANC
- Land ownership at origin
- ANC
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,930,389
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AKTAD-000313
- IRWIN identifier
- 7B831616-5F09-4F10-8EE6-79F5BE5B6A32
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 29, 2026 (242 acres) to July 27, 2026 (258 acres). The largest one-day growth was 16 acres, mapped July 1, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2026 | 242 | |
| July 1, 2026 | 258 | +16 |
| July 27, 2026 | 258 | 0 |
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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 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM AKDT. Identifier 2026-AKTAD-000313.