No longer in the daily fire updates. The Elliott Complex last appeared in an official report on July 30, at 184 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Elliott Complex

Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska · Complex (group of fires)

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 30, 2026 (17 days ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
184 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Containment
100%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Crew size
34
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Money spent
$1.2M
Aug 16, 5:00 AM

Elliott Complex and other nearby fires

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Elliott Complex summary

The Elliott Complex is a group of wildfires (a “complex”) near Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska. It has burned about 184 acres (about 140 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. About 34 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
184 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 21, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th at 10:01 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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

63°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 2 to 7 mph E · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

88°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 3 to 7 mph SSW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

64°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 6 mph SE · 24% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

86°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 5 to 8 mph SSE · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Friday Night

63°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 mph ESE · 29% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 10:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 34 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. About $1 million has been spent on it so far.

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