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• Firefighters prepare for burnout operation on 7 Mile Lookout Fire; burn may be lit Sunday 

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 26, 2025

  

  Size: 3,969 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK  Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% Total Personnel: 113  Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222):   Activities: On Friday, firefighters reinforced control lines… Read More ›

• Fire crews strengthen control lines and continue mop up 

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 25, 2025

  

  7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222)  Size: 3,969 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK  Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% Total Personnel: 113  Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222):   Activities: On… Read More ›

• 7 Mile Lookout Fire remains dry even as rain tracks over the region; crews continue mop up efforts

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 24, 2025

  

  7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222)  Size: 3,969 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK  Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% Total Personnel: 113  Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222):   Activities: On… Read More ›

• Additional fire crews join suppression efforts on the 7 Mile Lookout Fire 

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 23, 2025

  

  7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222)  Size: 3,969 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK  Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% Total Personnel: 108  Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222):   Activities: On… Read More ›

• 7 Mile Lookout Fire: Crews expand hose line, continue mop up on northeast and southeast fire edges

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 22, 2025

  

  7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222)  Size: 3,969 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK  Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% Total Personnel: 58  Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222):   Activities: On… Read More ›

• Crews hold spot fire on 7 Mile Lookout Fire

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 21, 2025

  

  7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222)  Size: 3,969 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK  Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% Total Personnel: 58  Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222):   Activities:… Read More ›

• Firefighters continue to make progress on 7 Mile Lookout Fire

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 20, 2025

  

  Area map of the of the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222) and the Tok River Fire for July 20, 2025. Click to download map. Size: 3,969 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause:… Read More ›

• Firefighters continue to support as fire activity picks up on 7 Mile Lookout Fire

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 19, 2025

  

  Size: 3,946 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% Total Personnel: 65 Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222): Residents north of Butch Kuth Ave and… Read More ›

• Firefighters continue to make progress securing perimeter of 7 Mile Lookout Fire despite slight uptick in fire activity

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 18, 2025

  

  Size: 3,946 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% Total Personnel: 131 Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222): Residents north of Butch Kuth Ave and… Read More ›

• Higher temperatures lead to a uptick in fire activity on the 7 Mile Lookout Fire

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 17, 2025

  

  Size: 3,924 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% Total Personnel: 131 Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222): Residents north of Butch Kuth Ave and… Read More ›