No longer in the daily fire updates. The Dulbatna Fire last appeared in an official report on July 31, at 147 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Dulbatna Fire

Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 31, 2026 (16 days ago)
First reported about 6 weeks ago
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Size
147 acres
Aug 16, 4:01 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

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Dulbatna Fire summary

The Dulbatna Fire is a wildfire near Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska. It has burned about 147 acres (about 112 football fields). It was first reported about 6 weeks ago.

Size
147 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 8, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Today

73°F · Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph SW · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

54°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

79°F · Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 10 mph E · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

57°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

76°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 34% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 2:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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