Canyon Fire (Alaska)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 20 Miles W from Rampart, AK
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 35
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Isolated Torching
- Jurisdiction
- DNR · State land
Burning for 86 days at an average daily growth of roughly 12 acres per day, the active Canyon Fire spans 1,064 acres located 20 miles west of Rampart, Alaska, within the Yukon-Koyukuk county. The natural-cause fire burns in timber with litter and understory, currently exhibiting minimal, smoldering, and isolated torching fire behavior with zero containment.
A Type 4 Incident managed by a Type 4 IC, the response involves 35 personnel overseen by the State DNR. Operations to date have accumulated a cost of 442,212 USD on this state-owned land.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Across the country, 3,178,795 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Alaska for 87 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,064 acres — about 4.3 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,186,142 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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