Canyon Fire

Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 1, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 3 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	1,042 acres Jul 27, 6:00 PM	1,064 acres Sep 2, 2:00 AM +22 acres was 1,042 acres · Jul 27, 6:00 PM	+22 acres in about 1 month
Containment	—	0% Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	35 Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—
Money spent	—	$442,212 Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—

Canyon Fire summary

The Canyon Fire is a wildfire near Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska. It has burned about 1,064 acres (about 806 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 months ago. About 35 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 1,064 acres
Containment: 0%
Discovered: June 12, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 15th at 3:00 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.

This Afternoon

72°F · Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph E · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tonight

55°F · Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph NE · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

70°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 8% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday Night

52°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 67% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Monday

61°F · Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 76% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 15th at 3:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 35 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $442,212 has been spent on it so far.

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

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Canyon Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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