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Alaska Division of Forestry Type 3 Short Team takes command of the Bear Creek and Saint George Fires

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A group of firefighters and personnel stand in a semi-circle and listen attentively, on a grassy lawn during a sunny morning briefing. A brown building is visible in the background.

Alaska Division of Forestry Type 3 team members gather in the morning sunlight for a pre-shift briefing outside the operations center.

Key Message: The evacuation status of the Bear Creek and Saint George fires have been downgraded.  

Bear Creek Fire: Fire activity remains minimal, and firefighters have shifted focus to remediation activities. On July 18, Denali Borough placed dumpsters for debris removal at the following locations:  

  1. The Kennedy Drive parking area, near the trailhead.
  1. The Hoover Road at the Y intersection. 
  1. The intersection of Eisenhower Road and Hoover Road. 
  1. The Bear Creek pullout on the east side of the highway. 

Saint George Creek Fire: Firefighting crews are transitioning out of the area today. Helicopter monitoring will continue searching for any remaining fire activity along the fire’s perimeter. The public may continue to see intermittent smoke within unburned pockets of vegetation in the fire’s interior.  

Incident map showing the Bear Creek fire perimeter with red lines indicating uncontained fire edge and black lines indicating contained fire edge.

As of July 19 the Bear Creek Fire is 30,988 acres and 37% contained. The Saint George Creek Fire is 42,214 acres.135 personnel are on the incident.

WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR 

Little rain is predicted through Saturday, but cooler temperatures will keep fuels moist, inhibiting active fire behavior. Steady, wetting rain is expected by Sunday. Alaska remains in its fire season and the public should expect intermittent smoke in the burn areas until a season-ending rain event occurs.  

EVACUATION AND ASSISTANCE INFORMATION  

On July 18, the evacuation status for Bear Creek fire was completely removed. The Saint George Creek Fire evacuation status has been downgraded from GO to READY.  For updates, visit (https://www.denaliborough.org) the Denali Borough Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/denali.borough). Call or text: Denali Borough Fire Info at 907-378-7985 line between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

The State of Alaska is offering Individual and Family Grants (IFG) and Temporary Housing Grants (THG) through the Alaska Individual Assistance Program for those impacted by the fires. Apply between June 27–August 27, 2025. Visit: https://ready.alaska.gov/Recovery/IA  Call: 844-445-7131. 

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