- Acres: 7,260
- Containment: 29%
- Location: Tok, AK
- Start Date: Aug. 17, 2026
- Fuels: Black Spruce, Shrubs, Grass
- Personnel: 350
Highlights: Evacuation levels have changed, reducing the Level 3 GO! to the properties within the Mukluk Fire footprint. Work progresses to ensure the area within the fire’s perimeter is safe to repopulate these neighborhoods once work is complete in the Midnight Sun Zone evacuation zone.
Operations: The crews’ work is concentrated within the southern perimeter. Firefighters are gridding the area to systematically locate and extinguish remaining heat within 50 feet of structures, roads, and driveways. To do this, they are walking the ground to find smoldering vegetation, roots, or stumps and cooling those spots until they’re cold to the touch. They’re also identifying and cutting hazard trees, bucking usable wood and piling it, and gathering unsalvageable woody debris into piles for safe burning. Excavators are being used to remove larger debris from the burned area.
Dozers built a containment line Monday directly along the southern edge of a finger on the eastern portion of the fire. The Nulato Hills Crew is laying hose along the line, working to extinguish hot spots on the fire’s edge.
Weather & Fire Behavior: Tuesday will bring another shift in weather as a storm moves in from the Bering Sea. Expect breezy conditions with south winds gusting up to 25 mph in the afternoon and evening. Clouds will thicken by late evening, followed by light rain. That rain is forecast to continue into Wednesday morning.
Mukluk Fire Information:
- Information Line: (907) 505-0362 – Hours: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
- Email: 2026.Mukluk@firenet.gov
- For more information: https://linktr.ee/2026MuklukFire
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