Low Alaska wildfire season punctuated by serious Interior blaze

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 590

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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A quiet year for Alaska wildfires is closing out in dramatic fashion with a late-season blaze that has burned homes and prompted evacuations in an Interior Alaska community.

As of Thursday, only about 83,400 acres had burned in Alaska wildfires this year, far short of the approximately 1 million acres that has become typical for recent years.

But the Mukluk Fire, first reported on Aug. 17 and ignited by a downed power …

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