Smokejumpers are enroute to a tundra grass fire that has burned an estimated 2,000 acres about 16 miles east of Point Hope. The load of eight smokejumpers was sent to the Tusikpak Lake Fire (#116) that is burning in a modified… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Firefighters heading to wildfire threatening hunting lodge north of Talkeenta
Firefighters and two air tankers from the Alaska Division of Forestry are enroute to a wildfire that is threatening a hunting lodge and two cabins on a lake north of Talkeetna. The Prairie Fire was reported just after 3 p.m…. Read More ›
Crews digging in to contain wildfire in Rosie Creek area southwest of Fairbanks
Approximately 80 state and federal firefighters are working to contain a lightning-caused wildfire that ignited Sunday about 15 miles southwest of Fairbanks. A mapping mission late Sunday night estimated the size of the Livingston Fire at 167 acres, about half… Read More ›
Wildfire in Rosie Creek area south of Fairbanks now estimated at 320 acres but slowing
A wildfire about 15 miles southwest of Fairbanks is now estimated at approximately 320 acres and more than 80 firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and BLM Alaska Fire Service are either on scene or enroute to contain the… Read More ›
Wildfire in Rosie Creek area south of Fairbanks draws aggressive response from State Forestry
The Alaska Division of Forestry is responding to an approximately 30- to 60-acre acre wildfire in the Rosie Creek Area southwest of Fairbanks with multiple aircraft and personnel. The Livingston Fire was reported at 5:18 p.m. after several members of… Read More ›
Smokejumpers attack fire near Livengood for first fire jump of season
A pair of Alaska smokejumpers logged the first fire jump of the season Friday on a small fire burning close to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline about five miles southwest of Livengood. The Ready Bullion Creek Fire (#103) was reported to the Division… Read More ›
Forest Service crew working on fire north of Juneau
A U.S. Forest Service crew of firefighters from Juneau are working on containing a 56-acre fire in Berner’s Bay, north of the city. The Antler Fire started on May 31 at approximately 1 p.m. and the cause is under investigation…. Read More ›
Use caution with fire over Memorial Day Weekend
Don’t let the slow start to Alaska’s wildland fire season fool you – it’s a matter of when, not if, we will experience wildfires. Alaska’s state and federal wildland fire managers remind Alaskans and visitors alike to exercise caution with… Read More ›
BLM Issues Fire Prohibition for Federal Lands near Steese Highway NOAA Facility
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a Fire Prevention Order prohibiting campfires, explosives and fireworks on federal lands in a fire-prone area of black spruce off of Gilmore Trail north of Fairbanks and north of the… Read More ›
Aggressive initial attack calms wildfire near Nikolaevsk on Kenai Peninsula
Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and local fire departments are making good progress containing a wildfire near the village of Nikolaevsk on the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula. The fire, estimated at 5 acres, was reported at… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 