Browns Fire

Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 4, 2026 (about 4 hours ago)
First reported about 6 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
33 acres
Aug 4, 7:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

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Browns Fire summary

The Browns Fire is a wildfire near Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska. It has burned about 33 acres (about 26 football fields). It was first reported about 6 weeks ago.

Size
33 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
June 21, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 4th at 7:00 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

61°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 10 mph S · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Tonight

46°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 25% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday

65°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph SE · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday Night

45°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 5 mph S · 24% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

62°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 0 to 5 mph S · 68% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 4th at 7:07 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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