July 18, 5:45 p.m. – Winds continue to increase the spread of multiple wildfires burning in Southwest Alaska despite cloud cover and cooler temperatures. Alaska Division of Forestry firefighters have been deployed to protect cabins, structures and allotments that are… Read More ›
July 18, 4:30 p.m. – Firefighters continue to attack a wildfire burning near the Seward Highway south of Anchorage from the air and ground in an effort to keep it in check. The McHugh Fire is now estimated at 60… Read More ›
Tok, Alaska, 2:20pm –The lightning-caused Tok River wildfire has burned 614 acres of Tetlin Village Tribal Council land and 117 acres of state land, for a total of 731 acres. The Alaska Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team remains in… Read More ›
July 17, 9 p.m. – Firefighters battling a fire near dozens of cabins on the Salcha River continued to get a helping hand from Mother Nature on Sunday as more rain fell on the fire. The 1,170-acre Mid Salcha Fire… Read More ›
July 17, 8 p.m. – In the last week dry weather and lightning storms have caused a series of wildfires across the Copper River Basin and in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Multiple agencies are working to aggressively fight… Read More ›
8 p.m., July 17, 2016 – Cooler temperatures and rains helped moderate fires along the Yukon River corridor and in western Alaska, allowing the BLM Alaska Fire Service to pull people from two fires. No new fires popped up in the… Read More ›
July 17, 6:30 p.m. – Multiple wildfires in Southwest Alaska continue to grow due to windy conditions and lack of rain. A total of 45 fires are burning in the region after days of lightning storms and hot, dry conditions…. Read More ›
July 17, 6:15 p.m. – An aggressive aerial response by the Alaska Division of Forestry has slowed the spread of a wildfire burning near the McHugh Creek Trail along the Seward Highway just south of Anchorage and firefighters have begun… Read More ›
Tok, Alaska, 2pm –The lightning-caused Tok River wildfire is now 18% contained. The Alaska Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team is in place and managing the Tok River Fire while assisting the Tok Area Forestry with initial attack responsibilities. Four… Read More ›
July 17, Noon – The Alaska Division of Forestry is responding to a 25-acre wildfire in the McHugh Creek drainage south of Anchorage, about three-quarters of a mile off the Seward Highway. The fire was reported to the Anchorage Fire… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 