Mukluk Fire (Alaska)

Active · 29% contained · 7,335 acres · started 2026-08-17 · updated 2026-09-03

Mukluk Fire (Alaska) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Quick facts

Location: 2 Miles W from Tok, AK
Cause: Human
Personnel: 37
Complexity: Type 3 Incident
Fuel: Timber (Grass and Understory)
Behavior: Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping, Isolated Torching
Jurisdiction: DNR · Private land

Burning for 17 days with an average daily growth of approximately 431 acres, the active Mukluk Fire has scorched 7,335 acres in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, located two miles west of Tok. Fire activity is currently characterized as minimal, smoldering, creeping, and featuring isolated torching within timber featuring grass and understory fuel. Managed by a Type 3 Team with 97 personnel assigned under a Type 3 Incident designation, suppression efforts have achieved 29 percent containment on private land overseen by the DNR, bringing total costs to $11,070,000.

The human-caused blaze started on August 17, 2026, unfolding during a typical regional fire season that spans from June to October. This incident contributes to a broader national picture in which 3,169,257 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 42 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Alaska for 20 days. So far it has affected roughly 7,335 acres — about 30 km². Crews have contained 29% of the perimeter, but most of the fire line is still open.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.