Mustang Fire
The Mustang Fire was reported on July 6, 2026 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 840 acres. It was declared out on September 8, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 840 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped September 14, 2026 at 12:39 PM AKDT, 840 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 65.786, -154.114.
The incident
- Size
- 840 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- September 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 19 Miles SE from Hughes, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AKTAD-000368
- IRWIN identifier
- 1056D7A8-6D86-44E4-B2AB-1B03FCB203BE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 7, 2026 (337 acres) to September 14, 2026 (840 acres). The largest one-day growth was 252 acres, mapped July 11, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | 337 | |
| July 8, 2026 | 587 | +250 |
| July 11, 2026 | 840 | +253 |
| September 14, 2026 | 840 | 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 14, 2026 at 12:39 PM AKDT. Identifier 2026-AKTAD-000368.