Pogo Fire, Alaska (2026) — Map & Containment

This fire in numbersDay 105

183Hectares453Acres105Days burning

Containment0%

Started on Jun 20, 2026. 100% of the perimeter still to contain.

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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

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Quick facts

Location: 27 miles northeast of Delta Junction, AK
Cause: Natural
Complexity: Type 5 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
What's burning: Timber (Grass and Understory)
How it's behaving: Minimal
Jurisdiction: DNR · State land

Glossary: what each term means

Minimal

Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.

Smoldering

Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.

Creeping

Moves slowly, hugging the ground.

Moderate

Spreads with low, steady flames.

Active

Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.

Extreme

Fast and unpredictable.

Running

Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.

Flanking

Grows along the sides, not head-on.

Backing

Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.

Crowning

Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.

Short Crown Runs

Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.

Torching

Whole trees flaring up like torches.

Isolated Torching

Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.

Group Torching

Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.

Spotting

Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.

Wind Driven Runs

The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.

The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.

Burning for 104 days with an average daily growth of approximately 4 acres per day, the active Pogo Fire continues to linger in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, located 27 miles northeast of Delta Junction. Sparked naturally on June 20, 2026, the 453-acre timber fire currently exhibits minimal behavior within its grass and understory fuels.

State authorities under the Department of Natural Resources are managing the incident as a Type 5 Incident with a Type 5 IC. Despite burning on State land with zero containment achieved thus far, suppression costs have reached $4,550.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical June to October fire season. Across the country, a broader context reveals that 3,318,049 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 39 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Alaska for 104 days. So far it has affected roughly 453 acres — about 1.8 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.