Cannery Fire

Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 6, 2026 (about 4 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 6, 9:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Cannery Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Cannery Fire summary

The Cannery Fire is a wildfire near Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 6, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 6th at 9:00 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.

Tonight

51°F · Cloudy

Wind 0 mph · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

60°F · Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Wind 0 mph · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday Night

50°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 0 mph · 66% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday

60°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 0 mph · 66% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday Night

50°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 0 mph · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 6th at 9:06 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.

Where to get live updates

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