Bear
Denali, AK · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 3,409 acres in Denali before dropping off the national incident feed.
3,409
Acres Burned
144
Days Burning
Jun 19, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 100%Public Lands Nearby
3 public land units within 75 miles
Denali National Park
GoNational Park / AK
26.1 mi
SE
Denali Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / AK
30.4 mi
SE
Denali National Preserve
GoNCA / AK
48.8 mi
SW
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Bear mapped at 3,409 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Bear at 3,409 acres, 0% contained.
IRWINBear update: 3,409 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Bear grew 214 acres to 3,409.
IRWINBear update: 3,195 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Bear grew 2,173 acres to 3,195.
IRWINBear mapped at 1,022 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Bear at 1,022 acres, 0% contained.
IRWINTimeline
144 days since discovery
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Data Sources
Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.
IRWIN ID: aaef7bc7-4bca-48df-9c2f-4d3c45b6955c
Important
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