Fire managers in the Tanana Zone in Interior Alaska are bracing for continued hot, dry weather across the area. The Zone picked up an additional new fire on Wednesday to add to the 16 active fires already burning. Fire fighters… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Increased fire activity continues with near Red Flag conditions in Central and Eastern Interior
The forecast for near Red Flag conditions continues for most of the central and eastern Interior during the afternoon and evening hours through Saturday. Smoky conditions over much of the same area are expected to persist. There is very limited… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire Update: Firing Operations Completed North of the Highway and the Transmission Line
Strategic firing operations continued yesterday along the Sterling Highway from Milepost 68, west toward the Watson Lake campground. Unfavorable conditions with winds out of the north slowed hand-firing efforts during the morning. Helicopters and drones with Plastic Sphere Dispensing (PSD)… Read More ›
Firefighters continue work on the Ninetyeight Creek Fire northwest of Salcha River
Smokejumpers continue to fight a 40-acre fire northwest of the Salcha River. The Ninetyeight Creek Fire (#391) was started by lightning yesterday and is burning in black spruce. It’s located just within the Yukon Training Area, about a mile and… Read More ›
BLM AFS aggressively working a fire northwest of Salcha River
BLM Alaska Fire Service is aggressively working from both the air and the ground on a fire burning 1.5 miles northwest of the Salcha River. The Ninetyeight Creek Fire (#391) is burning just within the Yukon Training Area and 3… Read More ›
Mop up continues on the Caribou Creek Fire north of Two Rivers
Crews are making good progress as they mop up the 310-acre Caribou Creek Fire (#255), burning north of Chena Hot Springs Road near the community of Two Rivers. Containment remains at 65 percent. The Redding Type 2 Initial Attack crew… Read More ›
Fire activity picks up in Central Interior
Fire activity is increasing across Interior Alaska. This activity is predicted to continue with the prolonged hot, dry weather. BLM Alaska Fire Service is staffing fires in the central Interior that are showing signs of accelerated movement as well as… Read More ›
Firefighters, Aircraft Continue Work on Yukon Flats Area Fires
Work continues on numerous fires burning in the Yukon Flats. Of the 138 active fires in BLM Alaska Fire Service area that covers the northern half of the state, 34 are within the more than 51-million acre Upper Yukon Fire… Read More ›
Two Crews Added to Help on Eagle Fire
The Eagle Fire (#355), burning across the Yukon River from the Village of Eagle in steep, bluffy terrain, has grown to 68 acres. Eight smokejumpers are currently assigned, with two crews and some support overhead expected in Eagle today to… Read More ›
Shovel Creek Fire grows to 900 acres; community meeting tonight in Goldstream Valley
The Alaska Incident Management Team will host a community meeting for the Shovel Creek Fire (#319) on Wednesday, June 26 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Ken Kunkel Community Center pavilion (2645 Goldstream Road, Fairbanks AK). The incident management team… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 