This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
The Cecil wildfire in Yukon-Koyukuk burned 724 acres and is fully contained. The fire started naturally on June 26, 2026.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 724 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Affected area map
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Interactive affected-area map
Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska · ≈ 1.1 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 724 acres ±0 100% contained
- 724 acres ±0 100% contained
- 724 acres ±0 100% contained
- 724 acres 100% contained
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS AFG
Area Forecast Discussion
Accumulating snow up to 6 inches possible along the northern Brooks Range, particularly above 1000 feet elevation, with hazardous travel conditions expected.
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Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 226 PM AKDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.SYNOPSIS...Precipitation has already spread across to the eastern North Slope & the eastern Brooks Range of Alaska and will continue shifting southeast this afternoon into tonight and Monday. This front brings a band of steady precipitation that lasts roughly 12-15 hours at any one location and an unseasonably cold airmass that allows for accumulating snow potential north of the Arctic Circle. Snow chances are greatest along the northern slopes of the Brooks Range, especially at elevations above roughly 1000 ft where temperatures quickly cool below freezing during the snowfall. This includes a stretch of the Dalton Highway between Atigun Pass and Sagwon where locally up to 6 inches of snow is possible, which will likely to result in hazardous travel. Saturated upslope flow continues as deeper moisture/snowfall depart, which may result in a period of snow showers and pockets of freezing drizzle lasting through tonight. This front brings breezy winds, scattered rain showers, and a few isolated thunderstorms to the remainder of northern Alaska through…
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