2026 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska Wildfires

1 Active Fires

7,296 Acres Burning 6.0x the size of Lincoln Park

10 2026 Season Fires ▼ -6 (-38%) vs same period last year

15,503 2026 Season Acres ▼ -82,450 (-84%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

Aug 17 Started 7,296 acres 6.0x the size of Lincoln Park Slightly larger than JFK Airport Mukluk Fire

Jun 23 Started 39 acres 30 football fields Rapeseed Fire

Jun 22 Started 24 acres 18 football fields Weshrinarin Fire

Jun 22 Started 767 acres About the size of Central Park Buffalo Fire

Jun 21 Started 3,184 acres 3.8x the size of Central Park 61% the size of JFK Airport Kathul Fire

Jun 21 Started 135 acres 104 football fields Polly Fire

Largest wildfires in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area this season

7,296 Acres 6.0x the size of Lincoln Park Slightly larger than JFK Airport Mukluk Fire Tok

3,459 Acres 4.1x the size of Central Park 67% the size of JFK Airport Shaw Fire Delta Junction

3,184 Acres 3.8x the size of Central Park 61% the size of JFK Airport Kathul Fire

767 Acres About the size of Central Park Buffalo Fire Fort Greely

427 Acres 51% the size of Central Park 328 football fields Bonanza Fire

135 Acres 104 football fields Polly Fire

All 2026 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Fires · 10 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is listed too, at its Southeast Fairbanks Census Area acres, and is not added to the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres	Center	Ignition point
Mukluk Fire	Aug 17, 2026	29%	Active	7,296	63.3708, -143.0020	63.3224, -143.0358
Shaw Fire	Jun 20, 2026	0%	Inactive	3,459	64.3767, -145.3965	64.4020, -145.3922
Kathul Fire	Jun 21, 2026	0%	Inactive	3,184	65.3615, -142.4252	65.3532, -142.3997
Buffalo Fire	Jun 22, 2026	0%	Inactive	767	63.9146, -146.0149	63.8543, -146.1002
Bonanza Fire	Jun 7, 2026	0%	Inactive	427	65.2112, -142.6561	63.7628, -148.9034
Polly Fire	Jun 21, 2026	0%	Inactive	135	64.2841, -141.4295	64.3072, -141.4122
Rapeseed Fire	Jun 23, 2026	80%	Inactive	39	64.0022, -145.2803	64.0117, -145.2530
Granite Fire	Jun 20, 2026	100%	Inactive	36	63.9839, -145.1680	64.0256, -145.3309
Weshrinarin Fire	Jun 22, 2026	—	Inactive	24	65.2441, -142.4979	65.2439, -142.4994
Sawmill Creek Fire	May 19, 2026	85%	Inactive	14	64.0268, -145.0862	63.9299, -145.1483
Also burned into Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Pogo Fire from Fairbanks North Star Borough	Jun 20, 2026	0%	Inactive	122 of 452	64.4329, -145.4846	64.3772, -145.4422
Totals	2026 Season Fires 10	Active Fires 1	Acres Burning 7,296	2026 Season Acres 15,503