Mukluk Fire

Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 5, 2026 (about 5 hours ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
7,335 acres
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+2 acres
was 7,333 acres · Aug 28, 10:00 PM
Containment
29%
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+7 percent
was 22% · Sep 2, 10:00 PM
Crew size
53
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
−11
was 64 · Sep 4, 10:00 PM
Money spent
$11.1M
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
−$280,421
was $11.4M · Sep 4, 10:00 PM

Mukluk Fire and other nearby fires

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Mukluk Fire summary

The Mukluk Fire is a wildfire near Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska. It has burned about 7,335 acres (about 6,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 29% of its edge; the other 71% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 53 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.

Size
7,335 acres
Containment
29%
Discovered
August 17, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th at 3:00 a.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

41°F · Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 0 mph · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

70°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday Night

41°F · Isolated Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

67°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday Night

44°F · Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 3:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 53 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $11 million 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

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