Alaska Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 1,662 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Alaska, 106 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 558,929 ac; together they cover about 44,755,353 ac.
Fires by decade
'80
'90
'00
'10
Largest in Alaska
All mapped large fires
Yta-Stuart Creek1,225 ac
2012 · perimeter dated February 25, 2013
Kuikcherk #11,151 ac
2012 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
East Volkmar50,554 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Fish River32,775 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Dish Mountain25,859 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Little Creek24,734 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Kitalitna24,525 ac
2011 · perimeter dated June 6, 2011
Hastings24,389 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Coal Creek22,246 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Bonnifield #18,368 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Mccord Creek7,234 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Hochandochtla Mountain7,086 ac
2011 · perimeter dated June 11, 2011
Lloyd6,400 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Chitanana2,853 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Oklahoma Range Rx2,730 ac
2011 · perimeter dated June 7, 2011
Tatalina River2,701 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Nowitna River #12,620 ac
2011 · perimeter dated July 24, 2011
Gisasa River2,546 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Chitsia Mountain2,535 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 20, 2011
Sinyalak Creek2,403 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
North Aniuk River1,959 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 16, 2011
Bull Creek1,897 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 7, 2011
Francis Creek1,863 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 26, 2011
Stuart Creek Rx1,532 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 29, 2011
Kiliovilik River1,477 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 5, 2024
Zane Hills1,151 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 5, 2024
Sourdough Creek1,103 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 5, 2024
Gilahina1,065 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 4, 2022
Toklat121,924 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 5, 2024
Turquoise Lake88,095 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 5, 2024
Big Mountain75,630 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 5, 2024
Pat Creek72,692 ac
2010 · perimeter dated October 22, 2010
Lone Mountain38,910 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 13, 2024
Canvasback Lake35,456 ac
2010 · perimeter dated September 30, 2010
Bull Creek33,407 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 5, 2024
Chitanatala32,742 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Peavey Creek30,239 ac
2010 · perimeter dated August 31, 2010
Toklat 227,817 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 5, 2024
Kaluktavik River23,282 ac
2010 · perimeter dated July 28, 2018
Gilles/Delta Complex19,443 ac
2010 · perimeter dated June 6, 2010
Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.