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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

Little Mud #2193,812 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Chapman Creek171,621 ac
2005 · perimeter dated April 25, 2008
Kandik River165,526 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Beaver Creek164,732 ac
2005 · perimeter dated April 19, 2007
Boundary Creek140,867 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Saddle129,634 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 9, 2006
Highpower Creek115,878 ac
2005 · perimeter dated April 11, 2006
Coleen Mountain114,814 ac
2005 · perimeter dated November 14, 2008
Sheenjek River113,282 ac
2005 · perimeter dated April 20, 2007
Papa Willie Creek112,706 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 9, 2006
Fish Creek108,482 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Ray River103,583 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Chick Mountain102,608 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Camp Creek97,332 ac
2005 · perimeter dated November 7, 2007
Talbiksok82,123 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 9, 2006
East Fork Yuki River79,209 ac
2005 · perimeter dated November 7, 2007
Charley Creek 173,308 ac
2005 · perimeter dated April 25, 2008
Preacher Creek69,430 ac
2005 · perimeter dated April 20, 2007
Boney Creek64,402 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
George61,360 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Tozitna River57,724 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 2, 2006
Wasky 255,437 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Gisasa River52,168 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Yetna50,079 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 9, 2006
Grayling Creek45,930 ac
2005 · perimeter dated August 23, 2005
Washington Cr.42,933 ac
2005 · perimeter dated August 13, 2005
Chitanatala Mountains39,375 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Dishna39,080 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Little Mud River #135,758 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Mission Creek33,965 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Glacier Creek33,065 ac
2005 · perimeter dated September 3, 2005
Little Mud River #230,171 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 9, 2006
Lone Mtn.28,880 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Upper Tatlawiksuk28,804 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Hodzana River26,916 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Fanny Mountain26,078 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Six Mile25,919 ac
2005 · perimeter dated November 14, 2005
Fox Creek25,533 ac
2005 · perimeter dated July 29, 2005
Hughes Creek25,098 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019
Cosna River20,720 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 20, 2019

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.