UPDATE 9:00 pm — The Bear Creek Fire (#237) is burning just west of the Parks Highway at Mile Post 263; the Denali Borough has issued new evacuations due to escalating fire conditions.ย Numerous structures are now imminently threatened so aircraft including Air Tankers and helicopters are supporting the fire with retardant and water drops.
๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐จ๐ฆ:
๐๐ข!
Mile 264 to 270 west of the Parks Highway
-June Creek Subdivision and Bear Creek Subdivision
-Mile 270 to Kobe Road (including all properties accessed by Kobe Road)
-Rose Hip Creek
-Kobe Ag Subdivision
-Quota Subdivision
-North Forties
-๐ฆ๐๐ง:
– Mile 262 to 264 west of the Parks Highway
**Areas in SET should prepare for possible evacuation including having a go bag ready with clothes, important documents, and emergency supplies.
๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ:
-Mile 260 to 262 west of the Parks Highway
**Areas in READY should stay alert and monitor for evacuation status updates.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ-๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต (๐ต๐ฌ๐ณ) ๐ฏ๐ณ๐ด-๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Smoke from the Bear Creek Fire bellows across the Parks Highway north of Healy, on Friday, June 20, 2025. Photo credit: Kale Casey/DOF
Trees torch on the Bear Creek Fire burning west of the Parks Highway, north of Healy on Friday June 20, 2025. Photo credit: Denali Borough
UPDATE 5:37 pm — The Bear Creek Fire (#237) is located just west of the Parks Highway at Mile Post 263; fire behavior is intensifying significantly and increasing smoke production. The Denali Borough is issuing GO status for June Creek, Washington Drive, and Bear Creek Cabins due to escalating fire conditions.
Crews and engines are working together on structure assessments, however, currently no values are imminently threatened.
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Air tankers are supporting smokejumpers and firefighters on the ground. McKinley Volunteer Fire Department Brush Truck, Fairbanks Area Forestry engines and helitack are responding to continue suppression efforts on the fire.
Fire managers will continue monitoring the spread of the fire via aerial heat detection satellite imagery.
As fire activity increases across the Interior, resources are prioritized and shared amongst numerous emerging incidents.
Additional information from the Denali Borough on evacuations follow their website: https://www.denaliborough.org/index.asp?SEC=%7B6947563F-9A1C-463A-BF96-D10724F39115%7D or continue reading below:
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐จ๐ฆ:
๐๐ข!:
๐๐จ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก AND ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก (MILE 264 to 270 ๐ช๐๐ฆ๐ง OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY) ARE IN GO! EVACUATION STATUS.
AREAS IN GO! ARE ADVISED TO EVACUATE.
๐ฆ๐๐ง:
– ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฐ ๐ช๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐๐ฌ
– ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐
Areas in SET should prepare for possible evacuation including having a go bag ready with clothes, important documents, and emergency supplies.
๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ:
– ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ช๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐๐ฌ
– ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ (INCLUDING PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH OF KOBE ROAD ACCESSED BY KOBE ROAD.)
Areas in READY should stay alert and monitor for evacuation status updates.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ-๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต (๐ต๐ฌ๐ณ) ๐ฏ๐ณ๐ด-๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ.
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