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Kathul

Southeast Fairbanks, AK ยท Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 3,185 acres in Southeast Fairbanks before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

3,185

Acres Burned

143

Days Burning

Jun 21, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 5 / 3,185 acresAug 12 / 3,185 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

1 public land unit within 75 miles

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve

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NCA / AK

25.8 mi

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Kathul mapped at 3,185 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 29

Interagency perimeter data shows the Kathul at 3,185 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Kathul mapped at 2,999 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the Kathul at 2,999 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Kathul update: 2,999 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kathul grew 189 acres to 2,999.

IRWIN

Kathul update: 2,809 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kathul grew 559 acres to 2,809.

IRWIN

Kathul update: 2,251 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kathul grew 540 acres to 2,251.

IRWIN

Kathul update: 1,710 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kathul grew 759 acres to 1,710.

IRWIN

Kathul update: 952 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 23

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kathul grew 790 acres to 952.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 21Now

143 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: bac795ce-e47b-4dfc-8f94-92a07ca2fae6

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