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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

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Largest in Alaska

832015 · 1988558,929 acBoundary · 2004538,652 acMinto Flats South · 2009534,912 acDall City · 2004500,352 acInowak · 1997489,738 acBilly Creek · 2004462,173 acFyu Ne 85 · 1990433,768 acNorth Dag · 2004424,463 acPingo · 2004356,476 acLittle Black One · 2009349,451 ac

All mapped large fires

Tipooktulearuk River3,133 ac
2010 · perimeter dated December 1, 2010
Yukon Slough2,673 ac
2010 · perimeter dated August 4, 2022
Fryingpan Creek2,665 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
Sischu 22,609 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
Birch Creek2,455 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
Goldbug Creek2,377 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 8, 2024
Donnelly Training East Complex2,167 ac
2010 · perimeter dated June 18, 2010
Waterfall2,099 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
Redlands Lake2,085 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 2, 2024
Popavich2,036 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
Fbk Small Arms Range Rx2,028 ac
2010 · perimeter dated June 22, 2010
Paradise Fork1,948 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
South Fork Healy1,894 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
South Schwatka1,601 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 13, 2024
Judge Creek1,430 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
Sheenjek 21,420 ac
2010 · perimeter dated July 22, 2010
Bolio Lake Rx1,318 ac
2010 · perimeter dated June 19, 2010
Reindeer River1,273 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
Upper Gerstle1,192 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
Sischu 11,192 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 12, 2024
Stuart Creek 11,127 ac
2010 · perimeter dated April 20, 2010
Mid Texas Range Rx1,085 ac
2010 · perimeter dated June 15, 2010
Witch Mountain1,014 ac
2010 · perimeter dated August 4, 2022
Minto Flats South534,912 ac
2009 · perimeter dated August 13, 2009
Little Black One349,451 ac
2009 · perimeter dated October 17, 2016
Big Creek169,639 ac
2009 · perimeter dated August 6, 2009
Titna River164,542 ac
2009 · perimeter dated October 5, 2009
Tonclonukna Creek164,319 ac
2009 · perimeter dated August 13, 2009
Zitziana141,126 ac
2009 · perimeter dated August 13, 2009
Nowitna126,582 ac
2009 · perimeter dated October 2, 2009
Wood River 1125,382 ac
2009 · perimeter dated September 15, 2009
Rex Creek94,946 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 14, 2024
Stevens Creek 185,297 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 14, 2024
Sheenjek62,658 ac
2009 · perimeter dated August 10, 2009
Rock Slough62,313 ac
2009 · perimeter dated August 13, 2009
Chakina56,414 ac
2009 · perimeter dated October 8, 2009
Jagged Ridge53,890 ac
2009 · perimeter dated August 13, 2009
Bear Creek50,897 ac
2009 · perimeter dated August 12, 2009
Little Mud50,719 ac
2009 · perimeter dated October 2, 2009
Bering Creek 247,435 ac
2009 · perimeter dated October 5, 2009

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.