Shaw Fire

Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 17, 2026 (15 days ago)

First reported about 2 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	3,459 acres Aug 31, 5:00 PM	3,459 acres Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—
Containment	—	0% Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	$12,467 Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—

Shaw Fire summary

The Shaw Fire is a wildfire near Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska. It has burned about 3,459 acres (about 3,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 months ago. A Type 5 IC is running it.

Size: 3,459 acres
Containment: 0%
Discovered: June 20, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st at 5:00 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

44°F · Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph W · 88% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

38°F · Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph W · 77% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tuesday

48°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph W · 43% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday Night

37°F · Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

45°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 32% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 5:00 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

A Type 5 IC is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $12,467 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 Shaw Fire

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

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