Doorstep Fire (AK)
Satellite image: NASA GIBS / MODIS.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 32 Miles SE from Bettles, AK
- Cause
- Natural
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Behavior
- Moderate, Backing, Running
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
The Doorstep Fire, currently classified as an active Type 5 incident, was reported on June 26, 2026, approximately 32 miles southeast of Bettles, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk County. The blaze has consumed 1,604.9 acres of federal land covered in two-foot brush, with containment currently at zero percent.
The fire was ignited by natural causes and is being managed by a Type 5 Incident Commander under the Bureau of Land Management. Current fire behavior is characterized as moderate, with active backing and running observed on the landscape.
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