Kathul Fire

Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 29, 2026 (about 2 months ago)

First reported about 3 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	3,184 acres Aug 12, 2:00 PM	3,184 acres Sep 12, 11:00 PM	—
Containment	—	0% Sep 12, 11:00 PM	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	$0 Sep 12, 11:00 PM	—

Kathul Fire summary

The Kathul Fire is a wildfire near Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska. It has burned about 3,184 acres (about 2,000 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. A Type 5 IC is running it.

Size: 3,184 acres
Containment: 0%
Discovered: June 21, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

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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

78°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 0 mph · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

50°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 mph · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

82°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 mph · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

54°F · Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 0 mph · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

80°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 0 mph · 34% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 2:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

A Type 5 IC is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident.

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 Kathul Fire

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

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