Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
218 acres Aug 14, 12:00 PM
|
218 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
| Containment | — |
0%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — |
$0
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
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The Glacier Fire is a wildfire near Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska. It has burned about 218 acres (about 165 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. A Type 5 IC is running it.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 12:00 p.m. CDT.
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
48°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 65% chance of rain
Tonight
39°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 mph · 65% chance of rain
Saturday
48°F · Scattered Rain Showers
Wind 0 to 5 mph S · 49% chance of rain
Saturday Night
38°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 20 mph S · 49% chance of rain
Sunday
46°F · Partly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers
Wind 20 to 35 mph S · 21% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 12:04 p.m. CDT.
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.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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