EAGLE, Alaska: The Trout Fire, which had no visible smokes for a couple of weeks, has come back to life and is now creating some smoke due to the hot, dry and windy conditions in Interior Alaska. The fire is… Read More ›
Active Wildland Fire
Dry lightning sparks two wildfires in Lake Clark National Preserve
Port Alsworth, Alaska – Between June 19 and June 21, lightning strikes sparked two small wildfires in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. The one acre Twin Lake wildfire is 2.6 miles north of the outlet of the Lower… Read More ›
All available Alaska crews working on fires.
9:00 – Alaska is fortunate to have a large pool of over 1000 personnel available on an annual basis to fight fire. The current outbreak of fire in Alaska has resulted something new since the inception of the Emergency Firefighter… Read More ›
Temporary Flight Restrictions in place over multiple Alaska wildland fires
4:15 p.m. – Alaska firefighting agencies rely heavily on aircraft to fight wildland fires. The airspace surrounding these fires needs to be clear so that air operations can be conducted in a safe manner. Air tankers, helicopters and smokejumper operations may… Read More ›
Tanana Slough Fire near Dot Lake is 40 percent contained
4:00 p.m. – The Tanana Slough Fire by Dot Lake between Delta Junction and Tok is now 40 percent contained. Hot and dry weather supported active fire behavior yesterday, with group torching of trees and short crown runs observed. However,… Read More ›
More than 300 firefighters make progress on Card Street Fire
3:30 p.m. – The Card Street Fire continues to burn into the marshlands and recreation area of Skilak Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The fire is established in a full suppression area of the refuge and all actions are being… Read More ›
Quick response, wind shift help firefighters control fire that escaped from Northway dump
3:00 p.m. – The Moose Creek Fire started Friday afternoon at the dump at Northway, which is located about 50 miles southeast of Tok by the Alaska Highway. The fire quickly spread through black spruce and threatened one structure until… Read More ›
Current burning closures and restrictions in Alaska
7:45 p.m. – Here is a complete list of the burning closures and restrictions currently in effect in Alaska on state, private, municipal and federal lands, as of 4 p.m. June 19. Federal lands Possessing or discharging any kind of… Read More ›
Burn closure expanded to include Tanana and Copper River valleys
A day after initiating a burn closure in Southcentral Alaska due to high fire danger, the Alaska Division of Forestry has done the same for the Tanana Valley north of the Alaska Range and the Copper River Valley. All open… Read More ›
Healy Lake Fire at 4,000 acres and still growing
6:15 p.m. – The Healy Lake Fire southeast of Delta Junction has nearly doubled in size and is expected to keep growing. As of Thursday morning, the fire was estimated at approximately 4,000 acres but that number is expected to… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 