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.
"It initially covered about two acres, but within 11 hours had ballooned to 6,500 acres, according to the forestry division reports"
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.