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Shaw

Southeast Fairbanks, AK ยท Natural

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

3,459

Acres Burned

97

Days Burning

Jun 20, 2026

Discovered

3d ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 5 / 1,532 acresSep 22 / 3,459 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

1 public land unit within 75 miles

Steese National Conservation Area

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NCA / AK

71.7 mi

N

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Shaw update: 3,459 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shaw grew 3,459 acres to 3,459.

IRWIN

Shaw update: 0 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shaw was remapped 2,116 acres lower to 0.

IRWIN

Shaw update: 2,116 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shaw grew 209 acres to 2,116.

IRWIN

Shaw mapped at 1,907 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Shaw at 1,907 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Shaw mapped at 1,900 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Shaw at 1,900 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Shaw mapped at 1,532 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 30

Interagency perimeter data shows the Shaw at 1,532 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Shaw update: 1,483 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 7

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shaw grew 54 acres to 1,483.

IRWIN

Shaw mapped at 1,429 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the Shaw at 1,429 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Shaw update: 1,483 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shaw grew 55 acres to 1,483.

IRWIN

Shaw update: 1,428 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shaw grew 262 acres to 1,428.

IRWIN

Shaw update: 1,166 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shaw was remapped 1,317 acres lower to 1,166.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 20Now

97 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: a0592c20-35b4-45e3-8902-200a33224708

Important

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