Alaska · Active · 2,000 acres
Mukluk Fire, Alaska
2,000
Acres reported
0%
Contained
—
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Mukluk Fire is listed as active at 2,000 acres, 0% contained, in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska.
Mukluk Fire map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.
Key facts
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Aug 17, 2026
- Location
- Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska
- Origin point
- 63.3423, -143.0636
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.
- Tok, AK
- Deltana, AK
- Salcha, AK
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK
- Fairbanks, AK
Other fires nearby
No other wildfires listed within 50 miles right now.
Mukluk Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Aug 17, 2026, 20:00 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | 2,000 acres | +1,900 | 0% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 100 acres | — | — |
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Mukluk Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Mukluk Fire?
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Mukluk Fire is reported at 2,000 acres.
Is the Mukluk Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 0% contained as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the Mukluk Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 63.3423, -143.0636 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska. Nearest towns: Tok (2.4 mi E), Deltana (76 mi NW), Salcha (142 mi NW).
Is the Mukluk Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Mukluk Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Alaska sources on our Alaska page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
About this page
This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →