No longer in the daily fire updates. The Knifeblade Fire last appeared in an official report on July 29, at 60 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 →

Knifeblade Fire

North Slope County, Alaska · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 29, 2026 (18 days ago)
First reported about 5 weeks ago
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Size
60 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Knifeblade Fire and other nearby fires

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Knifeblade Fire summary

The Knifeblade Fire is a wildfire near North Slope County, Alaska. It has burned about 60 acres (about 46 football fields). It was first reported about 5 weeks ago.

Size
60 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 9, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 6th 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

69°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 43% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tonight

48°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph S · 75% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday

58°F · Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 75% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday Night

44°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 10 to 15 mph W · 62% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday

57°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 6th at 3:04 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.

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