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Fires Near Fairbanks, AKUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Fairbanks: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

7
Fires within 100 mi
39 mi
Nearest fire
0
Weather alerts
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Air quality · Good

All clear

Live risk assessment for Fairbanks, AK

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 28 active fires within 300 miles of Fairbanks, AK, including 7 within 100 miles. None are inside Fairbanks city limits. The most significant is the Tatlanika fire, 44 miles away at 31,000 acres, 15% contained. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 35).

  • The nearest fire is 39 miles away.

House pin: Fairbanks, AK. Bold outline: Fairbanks city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
≤ 25 mi
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no fires
≤ 50 mi
3
31K acres
≤ 100 mi
7
35K acres
≤ 200 mi
11
38K acres
≤ 300 mi
28
41K acres

This season vs the last decade

<1% of an average year
Burned so far in 202611 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)11K acres

So far in 2026, 11 acres have burned within 25 miles of Fairbanks, <1% of the 11K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Fairbanks, AK

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Fairbanks

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Railbelt Complex
2009
631,194 acres · 53 mi away
Boundary Fire
2004
537,098 acres · 39 mi away
Central Complex
2004
451,162 acres · 99 mi away
Geskakmina Lake
2002
257,258 acres · 81 mi away
Hess Creek
2019
182,908 acres · 62 mi away
Camp Creek
2004
175,815 acres · 77 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Alaska

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Alaska DHS&EM (Ready Alaska)AlertsState emergency management and active-event information.ready.alaska.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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