The Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team will provide and update on #ShovelCreekFire on Sunday June 30th at 6 p.m. at the Ken Kunkel Community Center. For those of you who are unable to attend, the Fairbanks North Star Borough Emergency Operations… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Boundary River and McArthur Creek fires near Tok still growing
The Boundary River Fire (#362) approximately 40 miles southeast of Tok has grown to an estimated 8,000 acres, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The fire was started by lightning on June 23 and is burning west of the… Read More ›
State forestry battling 100-acre lightning-caused wildfire west of Delta Juntion
Air tankers and water-scooping aircraft are responding to a lightning-caused wildfire west of Delta Junction across the Delta River near Delta Creek. The Rainbow 2 Fire was reported at 5 p.m. shortly after lightning moved through the area and had… Read More ›
Firefighters making headway on Ninetyeight Creek Fire
Hot weather made for a day of active burning on the Ninetyeight Creek Fire (#391) today. However, firefighters continued to make good headway in corralling the fire and there was no new growth. Crews completed construction of a sawline and hoseline around… Read More ›
Shovel Creek Fire: Winds Push Fire East with Level 2 evacuation alert for Martin and Perfect Perch subdivisions
With the #ShovelCreekFire near Murphy Dome established east of 7 Mile Trail, the Alaska Incident Management Team managing the fire has recommended to Fairbanks North Star Borough Emergency Operations to raise the evacuation alert for both Martin and Perfect Perch… Read More ›
Alaska Smoke Outlook for 6/29 – 6/30
Issued at: 2019-06-29 07:16 AKDT INTERIOR: Light winds from the west will transport smoke to the east on Saturday. With multiple fires along the entire valley, expect smoke across the entire area again. KENAI: Similar pattern Saturday as seen on… Read More ›
Nugget Creek Fire continues to burn; protection set up for public-use cabin
The Alaska Division of Forestry’s Fairbanks Area office resumed command of the Nugget Creek Fire burning in the Chena River State Recreation Area approximately 35 miles east of Fairbanks on Saturday. The Alaska Green Type 2 Incident Management Team had… Read More ›
Firefighters continue to make progress on Ninetyeight Creek Fire
Firefighters on the Ninetyeight Creek Fire (#391) continue to make good progress laying hose around the perimeter of the fire burning near Salcha. Significantly cooler, wetter weather forecasted for Sunday could help them hold the fire in check. The fire… Read More ›
Increased fire activity continues in Central Interior
High, dry weather is expected to continue in Central Interior, kicking up fire activity and work for firefighters on fires in BLM Alaska Fire Service Tanana Zone. Only four of the 17 fires burning in the Tanana Zone are staffed…. Read More ›
Crews Strengthen Line Along Sterling Highway
On Friday, firefighters strengthened and reinforced fire lines along the Sterling Highway and East Fork Moose River. In the muskeg area of the Moose River in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, crews are mopping up the burn scar of the… Read More ›