For a populated area (which this is) it's huge. However, Most of Alaska is unpopulated and this is a full order of magnitude smaller than most of our wildfires in the state. Luckily, I'm still 130 miles from the fire where I work at. There's a couple of big rivers and a mountain range between me and the fire.
now it's up over 8500 acres
/u/ttubravesrock, thank you for adding that link. Stay safe!
They have their work cut out for them. That's a huge chunk of land.
For a populated area (which this is) it's huge. However, Most of Alaska is unpopulated and this is a full order of magnitude smaller than most of our wildfires in the state. Luckily, I'm still 130 miles from the fire where I work at. There's a couple of big rivers and a mountain range between me and the fire.