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Fires Near Anchorage, AKUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Anchorage: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

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Live risk assessment for Anchorage, AK

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 9 active fires within 300 miles of Anchorage, AK. None are inside Anchorage city limits. The most significant is the Kuskokwim fire, 215 miles away at 140 acres. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 30).

  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Anchorage, AK. Bold outline: Anchorage city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

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35K acres

This season vs the last decade

7% of an average year
Burned so far in 20267 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)106 acres

So far in 2026, 7 acres have burned within 25 miles of Anchorage, 7% of the 106 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Anchorage, AK

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Anchorage

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Funny River
2014
196,610 acres · 65 mi away
Swan Lake
2019
167,183 acres · 45 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Alaska

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Alaska DHS&EM (Ready Alaska)AlertsState emergency management and active-event information.ready.alaska.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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