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Nutmeg Fire

Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska · Wildfire

767 acres 0% contained First reported 9 days ago

Nutmeg Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Nutmeg Fire summary

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The Nutmeg Fire is a wildfire near Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska. It has burned about 767 acres (about 581 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 9 days ago. About 2 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC. We're also tracking 3 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
767 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
July 10, 2026 (first reported 9 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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.

This Afternoon

58°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph SW · 35% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tonight

47°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph S · 35% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

61°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 15 mph SE · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday Night

51°F · Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 10 to 15 mph E · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

70°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:33 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 2 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $17,140 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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Nearby fires to Nutmeg Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 3 other active fires, closest first:

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