The Alaska Division of Forestry is responding to a small wildfire near 8 Mile of the Elliott Highway north of Fairbanks. Two engines and a helicopter from the Fairbanks Area forestry office are on scene working on the Vault Creek… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Lightning strikes ignite more than 40 new fires across Interior
Lightning strikes sparked more than three dozen new wildfires across the Interior on Wednesday afternoon and more fires are being reported Thursday as a result of those strikes. The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center in Fairbanks reported almost 7,200 lightning strikes… Read More ›
Still Potential for a Fire Season
Noatak, Alaska: The Alaskan fire season this summer has not seen the number or extent of wildfires that occurred last summer which has been due partly to the heavy amount of precipitation that we have seen over the last few… Read More ›
Retardant tankers slow spread of lightning-caused wildfire burning near Tok Cutoff
July 13, 8 p.m. – The spread of a lightning-caused wildland fire burning near Mile 50 of the Tok Cutoff has been slowed with assistance from air retardant tankers. The 40-acre Cutoff Fire was less than a mile from the… Read More ›
Firefighters responding to small wildfire near Dry Creek along Alaska Highway
A crew of firefighters is hiking in to suppress a small, lightning-caused wildfire reported near the community of Dry Creek near Mile 1376 of the Alaska Highway. The Dry Creek Ridge Fire is estimated at one-half acre and is about… Read More ›
State Forestry attacking 25-acre wildfire less than a mile from Tok Cutoff
July 13, 5:30 p.m. – The Alaska Division of Forestry is contending with two wildland fires in the Copper River Basin area, one of which is less than a mile from the Tok Cutoff Highway. The Cutoff Fire is estimated… Read More ›
Motorists and aviators report smoke from fires burning off the Dalton Highway
July 13, 2016 – People driving the Dalton Highway or flying near Bettles may see smoke from two fires burning in the area. The Bureau of Land Management Fairbanks District Office and BLM Alaska Fire Service have received numerous reports… Read More ›
Transitioning to a Type 4 Incident
July 12, 2016 – This will be the final Alatna Complex update unless significant fire activity occurs. By the end of shift on Thursday the majority of the complex overhead and crews will be demobed. The fire will transition from… Read More ›
Demob Begins as Containment Increases
The Siruk Creek (#342) fire is now 85% contained. The remaining uncontained perimeter is on the northeast finger were crews are working towards each other to complete the line. The Chena Hotshot crew is being demobed off the fire today… Read More ›
Increased Containment and Upcoming Community Meeting in Allakaket
After much hard work firefighters have reached 65% containment on the Siruk Creek (#342) fire. Crews continue to utilize specially trained crew members to clear the perimeter of fuels with chainsaws followed by additional crew members that dig the line… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 