No longer in the daily fire updates. The North Tanana Fire last appeared in an official report on July 23, at under 1 acre 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 →

North Tanana Fire

Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 23, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
First reported today
Metric Last report Now Change
Size
0 acres
Jul 22, 10:01 PM
0 acres
Jul 22, 11:01 PM
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Containment — — —
Crew size — — —
Money spent — — —

North Tanana Fire and other nearby fires

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North Tanana Fire summary

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The North Tanana Fire is a wildfire near Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 23, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:01 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.

Tonight

48°F · Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 77% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

62°F · Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 91% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday Night

43°F · Rain Showers

Wind 10 to 15 mph W · 100% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday

58°F · Rain Showers

Wind 10 to 15 mph W · 99% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday Night

44°F · Scattered Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 38% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:04 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.

Where to get live updates

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