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Alaska wildfires

4 wildfires are current in Alaska, covering 47,910 acres. 415 wildfires have been reported in Alaska in 2026, burning 88,956 acres. No Red Flag Warning is in force.

Current fires
4
Acres, current fires
47,910
Fires in 2026
415
Acres in 2026
88,956

Radar

Reflectivity now over Alaska. Open it to see fires and the fire weather outlook on the map.

Open the live radar with fires and the fire weather outlook

Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Active fires4

Every wildfire and complex in Alaska the interagency system lists as current, largest first.

FireCountyAcresContainedDiscovered
Tatlanika FireDenali38,63615%Jun 20, 2026
Mukluk FireSoutheast Fairbanks7,33970%Aug 17, 2026
Mud FireYukon-Koyukuk1,7880%Jun 24, 2026
Dulbatna FireYukon-Koyukuk147Jul 7, 2026

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches from the National Weather Service. A Red Flag Warning means warm temperatures, very low humidity and strong wind are expected or occurring together, so a fire that starts will spread quickly. A Fire Weather Watch means those conditions are possible in the next day or two.

None are in force in Alaska right now.

Fire weather outlook

The Storm Prediction Center’s outlook for where wind and low humidity (elevated, critical, extremely critical) or lightning with little rain (dry thunderstorms) favor fires starting and spreading. Towns inside each area are listed, largest first.

Today valid Sep 20, 7:00 AM CDT to Sep 21, 7:00 AM CDT

No part of Alaska is in an elevated, critical or dry thunderstorm area.

Tomorrow valid Sep 21, 7:00 AM CDT to Sep 22, 7:00 AM CDT

No part of Alaska is in an elevated, critical or dry thunderstorm area.

Largest fires in Alaska in 202640

Wildfires and complexes of 100 acres or more reported this year that are no longer listed as current.

FireCountyAcresContainedDiscovered
Kilolitna FireYukon-Koyukuk4,5260%Jun 12, 2026
Hogatza FireYukon-Koyukuk3,6160%Jul 8, 2026
Shaw FireSoutheast Fairbanks3,4590%Jun 20, 2026
Bear FireDenali3,409100%Jun 19, 2026
Kathul FireSoutheast Fairbanks3,1850%Jun 20, 2026
Kilusiktok FireNome2,2510%Jun 25, 2026
Allen FireYukon-Koyukuk1,707100%Jun 26, 2026
Doorstep FireYukon-Koyukuk1,605100%Jun 25, 2026
Ishtalitna FireYukon-Koyukuk1,4630%Jul 4, 2026
Kopshesut FireNorthwest Arctic1,444100%Jun 4, 2026
Michigan FireYukon-Koyukuk1,437100%Jun 26, 2026
Canyon FireYukon-Koyukuk1,0640%Jun 11, 2026
Mustang FireYukon-Koyukuk8400%Jul 6, 2026
Nutmeg FireYukon-Koyukuk785100%Jul 9, 2026
Buffalo FireSoutheast Fairbanks7670%Jun 21, 2026
Cecil FireYukon-Koyukuk702100%Jun 26, 2026
Siruk FireYukon-Koyukuk593100%Jun 30, 2026
Starry FireDenali547100%Jun 20, 2026
Hoholitna FireLake and Peninsula546100%Jun 19, 2026
Pogo FireSoutheast Fairbanks4530%Jun 20, 2026
Bonanza FireSoutheast Fairbanks427100%Jun 7, 2026
Thousand FireNorthwest Arctic409100%May 23, 2026
Stuart Creek 8 FireFairbanks North Star285May 13, 2026
Holonada FireYukon-Koyukuk261Jun 26, 2026
Big FireYukon-Koyukuk258100%Jun 26, 2026
Glacier FireFairbanks North Star2370%Jun 20, 2026
Clums FireYukon-Koyukuk227Jun 13, 2026
Nowitna FireYukon-Koyukuk213100%Jun 20, 2026
Blueberry FireNorthwest Arctic171Jul 8, 2026
Konedsin Minnkohwin FireYukon-Koyukuk17150%Jul 10, 2026
Mailbox FireYukon-Koyukuk167100%Jun 24, 2026
Derby FireYukon-Koyukuk147Jul 7, 2026
Chotzatdhah FireYukon-Koyukuk144Jun 21, 2026
Kuskokwim FireYukon-Koyukuk140Jun 20, 2026
Polly FireSoutheast Fairbanks1350%Jun 20, 2026
Beaver FireYukon-Koyukuk121Jul 11, 2026
Bishop FireYukon-Koyukuk110Jul 8, 2026
Titnuk FireBethel105Jun 12, 2026
Betula FireYukon-Koyukuk1030%Jun 22, 2026
Norutak FireYukon-Koyukuk103100%Jul 10, 2026

By year

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Sources

Fires from the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident records, updated as incident teams report. Fire weather outlook from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center. Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches from the National Weather Service.