A high-significance wildfire began in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska on August 17, 2026, threatening structures in the affected area with fire damage.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 7,260 acres
- Containment
- 29%
- Cause
- Human
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska · ≈ 12 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-24 03:50 UTC · ≈ 11 sq mi · snapshot 6 of 6
View the timeline — how the reported area changed
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 7,260 acres ±0 29% contained
- 7,260 acres −27 20% contained
- 7,287 acres +443 22% contained
- 6,844 acres ±0 12% contained
- 6,844 acres +1,767 12% contained
- 5,077 acres 16% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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