Mukluk Fire

Perimeter mapped September 7, 2026 at 1:15 PM AKDT, 7,339 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 63.342, -143.064.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Tok

Size

7,339 acres

Containment

70%

Discovered

August 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM AKDT

Cause

Human

Location

2 Miles W from Tok, AK

County

Southeast Fairbanks County

State

Alaska

Nearest city reported

Tok

Protecting agency

DVF

Jurisdiction

DNR

Land ownership at origin

Private

Personnel assigned

20

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$11,870,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-AKTAS-613487

IRWIN identifier

32A2F318-F175-4558-950A-FF3728B1F064

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 18, 2026 (5,078 acres) to September 8, 2026 (7,339 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,349 acres, mapped August 20, 2026.

• Wind up to 0 mph
• Relative humidity as low as 65%
• High of 50°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Tok, AK

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0 µg/m³ around Sun, 8:00 AM AKDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Tok, AK2 miles east of the fire’s origin
• Deltana, AK76 miles northwest of the fire’s origin