Nutmeg Fire
The Nutmeg Fire was reported on July 9, 2026 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 785 acres. It was declared out on August 6, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 785 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
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 September 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM AKDT, 785 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 67.447, -150.254.
The incident
- Size
- 785 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- August 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 4 Miles NW from Wiseman, AK
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $17,140
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AKTAD-000397
- IRWIN identifier
- D03938EE-6261-4D53-8FDD-7F53878109EA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 11, 2026 (71 acres) to September 17, 2026 (785 acres). The largest one-day growth was 640 acres, mapped July 17, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2026 | 71 | |
| July 12, 2026 | 128 | +57 |
| July 17, 2026 | 767 | +639 |
| July 27, 2026 | 767 | 0 |
| September 17, 2026 | 785 | +18 |
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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 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM AKDT. Identifier 2026-AKTAD-000397.