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U.S. Wildland Fire Service Responding to New Wildfire South of Eagle

By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 11, 2026

Smokejumpers are responding to a small fire near Mile 149 of the Taylor Highway, about 11 miles south of Eagle. At 4:50 p.m. Thursday, smokejumpers circling the area reported the Star Fire at 5–8 acres, burning roughly 400 yards west of the highway in black spruce and birch. The fire is visible from the roadway.

People are asked to use caution around firefighting activity and the wildfire near the road. Please slow down and turn on headlights if smoke is present.

More information will be released when it becomes available.

For updated fire information, visit Alaska Wildland Fire Information (akfireinfo.com) and Alaska Fire Service on Facebook. Contact Public Affairs Specialist Beth Ipsen at Elizabeth_ipsen@ios.doi.gov or (907)356-5510 for more information.

Map showing a roadway and mile posts surrounding a wildfire. — The Star Fire (#172) is burning west of milepost 149 about 11 miles south of Eagle.

-USWFS-

U.S. Wildland Fire Service, P.O. Box 35005 1541 Gaffney Road, Fort Wainwright, Ak 99703

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