Tatlanika Fire
The Tatlanika Fire was reported on June 20, 2026 in Denali County, Alaska and has burned 38,636 acres. It is 15 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 38,636 acres
- Contained
- 15%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2026
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeter mapped September 6, 2026 at 5:45 AM AKDT, 38,636 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 64.271, -148.352.
The incident
- Size
- 38,636 acres
- Containment
- 15%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2026 at 10:05 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 23 Miles E from Clear, AK
- County
- Denali County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $252,356
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AKFAS-611246
- IRWIN identifier
- CDFB675E-7147-4BC5-AAE7-301DB9DBE20F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 22, 2026 (18 acres) to September 10, 2026 (38,636 acres). The largest one-day growth was 25,625 acres, mapped August 4, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2026 | 18 | |
| June 23, 2026 | 113 | +95 |
| June 26, 2026 | 139 | +26 |
| June 27, 2026 | 139 | 0 |
| July 7, 2026 | 158 | +19 |
| July 8, 2026 | 675 | +517 |
| July 10, 2026 | 696 | +21 |
| July 14, 2026 | 795 | +99 |
| July 27, 2026 | 928 | +133 |
| July 31, 2026 | 1,828 | +900 |
| August 1, 2026 | 2,543 | +715 |
| August 4, 2026 | 28,169 | +25,626 |
| August 9, 2026 | 28,396 | +227 |
| August 13, 2026 | 31,422 | +3,026 |
| August 16, 2026 | 35,371 | +3,949 |
| August 18, 2026 | 36,816 | +1,445 |
| August 19, 2026 | 38,421 | +1,605 |
| September 10, 2026 | 38,636 | +215 |
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 5 mph from the west
- Relative humidity as low as 58%
- High of 44°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
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.
Smoke
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 0.1 µg/m³ around Thu, 8:00 AM AKDT over the next 48 hours.
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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 10:17 AM AKDT. Identifier 2026-AKFAS-611246.