Acres: 7,335Containment: 29%Location: Tok, AlaskaStart Date: Aug. 17, 2026Fuels: Black Spruce, Shrubs, GrassPersonnel: 28 With hunting season underway, fire managers are urging hunters and others traveling near the western edge of the Mukluk Fire to stay out of the burned… Read More ›
Mukluk Fire
Mukluk Fire prepares transition to local command; suppression repair continues
Acres: 7,335Containment: 29%Location: Tok, AKStart Date: Aug. 17, 2026Fuels: Black Spruce, Shrubs, GrassPersonnel: 55 Labor Day is the final day the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) Type 3 organization will manage the Mukluk Fire. A local Type… Read More ›
Dozer-line repair advances; road restoration complete on Mukluk Fire
Acres: 7,335Containment: 29%Location: Tok, AKStart Date: Aug. 17, 2026Fuels: Black Spruce, Shrubs, GrassPersonnel: 37 On Saturday, excavators progressed south repairing approximately one mile of dozer line along the fire’s eastern flank. Working alongside an engine crew, the engine extinguished remaining… Read More ›
Mukluk Fire suppression repair and road restoration continue
Acres: 7,335Containment: 29%Location: Tok, AKStart Date: Aug. 17, 2026Fuels: Black Spruce, Shrubs, GrassPersonnel: 53On Friday, two excavators traveled approximately three miles up the fire’s eastern flank from Red Fox Drive to begin suppression-repair work. Crews completed repairs to a helicopter… Read More ›
Unpaved road repair begins on Mukluk Fire
Acres: 7,335Containment: 29%Location: Tok, AKStart Date: Aug. 17, 2026Fuels: Black Spruce, Shrubs, GrassPersonnel: 64 On Thursday, heavy-equipment operators and firefighters completed planned repairs to dozer lines and ATV trails along roads south of Red Fox Drive under the approved suppression-repair… Read More ›
Mukluk Fire suppression repair nears completion south of Red Fox Drive
Acres: 7,335Containment: 29%Location: Tok, AKStart Date: Aug. 17, 2026Fuels: Black Spruce, Shrubs, GrassPersonnel: 95Suppression-repair activities are nearing completion south of Red Fox Drive on the Mukluk Fire under an approved repair plan. On Wednesday, heavy-equipment operators and firefighters made significant… Read More ›
Mukluk Fire suppression repair advances as crews restore fire lines and reopen trails
Acres: 7,335Containment: 29%Location: Tok, AKStart Date: Aug. 17, 2026Fuels: Black Spruce, Shrubs, GrassPersonnel: 110 Suppression-repair activities are underway across the Mukluk Fire area under an approved repair plan. On Tuesday, heavy-equipment operators and firefighters made significant progress repairing dozer… Read More ›
Type 3 team assumes command as Mukluk Fire transitions to suppression repair
Acres: 7,335Containment: 29%Location: Tok, AKStart Date: Aug. 17, 2026Fuels: Black Spruce, Shrubs, GrassPersonnel: 187 A Type 3 incident management team, made up largely of Alaska firefighters and support personnel, assumed command of the Mukluk Fire at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Working… Read More ›
Command transition begins as suppression repair moves forward
Acres: 7,335Containment: 29%Location: Tok, AKStart Date: Aug. 17, 2026Fuels: Black Spruce, Shrubs, GrassPersonnel: 235 Cold, wet, and blustery weather moves in on Monday as the Alaska Complex Incident Management Team concludes its final day managing the Mukluk Fire. The incoming… Read More ›
Updated structure assessment confirms 50 homes destroyed in Mukluk Fire
A small task force of firefighters spent the past several days conducting an assessment of structure loss. It has been determined that 50 single residences have been destroyed, as well as 108 outbuildings, garages, sheds, workshops, or other miscellaneous secondary structures.