Kathul Fire
The Kathul Fire was reported on June 20, 2026 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 3,185 acres. It was declared out on September 10, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,185 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2026
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 July 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM AKDT, 3,185 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.364, -142.407.
The incident
- Size
- 3,185 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2026 at 6:22 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 55 Miles NW from Eagle, AK
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AKUYD-000233
- IRWIN identifier
- BAC795CE-E47B-4DFC-8F94-92A07CA2FAE6
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 22, 2026 (162 acres) to July 29, 2026 (3,185 acres). The largest one-day growth was 790 acres, mapped June 23, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2026 | 162 | |
| June 23, 2026 | 952 | +790 |
| June 25, 2026 | 1,710 | +758 |
| June 27, 2026 | 2,251 | +541 |
| June 28, 2026 | 2,809 | +558 |
| June 30, 2026 | 2,999 | +190 |
| July 27, 2026 | 2,999 | 0 |
| July 29, 2026 | 3,185 | +186 |
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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 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM AKDT. Identifier 2026-AKUYD-000233.