There is a new wildfire burning near Mile 30 Chena Hot Springs Road and smoke is visible from the community of Pleasant Valley and along Chena Hot Springs Road.
The Nugget Creek Fire (#323) is located a little over 2 miles south of Chena Hot Springs Road on the south side of the Chena River and east of the South Fork Chena River. As of 9 p.m. it was estimated at 150 acres and is burning in black spruce.
The fire is burning in a Limited protection area within the Chena River State Recreation Area with no resources threatened and no suppression action is being taken at this time.
Map of Nugget Creek burning south of 30 mile Chena Hot Springs Road on June 21, 2019. For a downloadable PDF version of the map go to Nugget Creek_Fire PDF map June 21.
Categories: Active Wildland Fire, AK Fire Info, Alaska DNR - Division of Forestry (DOF)
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 