The Alaska Division of Forestry mobilized a response to a small fire reported near King Mountain north of Sutton at approximately Mile 71 of the Glenn Highway on Tuesday afternoon. A local pilot reported the fire after seeing smoke at… Read More ›
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Crews mopping up Horseshoe Lake Fire near Big Lake; Sheep Creek Fire is controlled
Alaska Division of Forestry firefighters continued mop-up work on the 52-acre Horseshoe Lake Fire near Big Lake on Tuesday. Crews mopped up about 200 feet in all the way around the fire perimeter and a helicopter with a water bucket… Read More ›
Crews continue working to control two fires in Mat-Su Valley
Division of Forestry firefighters are making good progress on controlling two wildland fires that ignited in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley over the weekend. More than 50 personnel are working to contain the 52-acre Horseshoe Lake Fire near Big Lake that blew… Read More ›
More help arrives to assist with Twin Creeks Fire on Kodiak Island
Monday, Aug. 31, – 5:45 p.m. – Late last night the Yukon Type 2 Initial Attack crew arrived into Kodiak by ferry from Homer, along with their vehicles. They join more than 70 firefighters already on scene battling the 5,280-acre… Read More ›
Swampy terrain, calmer winds slow wildfire near Big Lake
As of 5 p.m., the Horseshoe Lake Fire, a 25-acre fire at the end of Miller’s Reach Road near Big Lake in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, has run into swampy terrain and slowed some. Mat-Su Area Fire Management Officer Norm McDonald… Read More ›
Alaska crews spread out across four states in Pacific Northwest
What’s the difference between fighting fire in the Lower 48 and Alaska? Well, there are several differences but one of the biggest is steep terrain, evidenced by these pictures taken by Steve Theisen that show the Allakaket Type 2 Crew… Read More ›
Alaska firefighters headed to Lower 48
As Alaska moves into its seasonal rain pattern, wildland fire activity has moderated. The fire season in the Lower 48, however, is in full swing as the National Preparedness Level moved to five, the highest level of planning and organizing… Read More ›
Chugach National Forest to Burn Debris Piles near Portage
Anchorage 8/11: Chugach National Forest wildland fire management staff plan to burn piles of woody debris on forest lands in the Portage area beginning the week of August 15 through October 31st, weather conditions permitting. The project area is north… Read More ›
Alaska fires have burned more than 5 million acres
The 2015 Alaska fire season reached another milestone Friday by surpassing the 5-million- mark in the number of acres burned so far this season. According to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center’s daily situation report released on Friday, a total of… Read More ›
Tanana area fires update, Aug. 2
Special Announcement: Today is the FINAL update for the Tanana Area Fires. The incident containment goals have been met and incident objectives achieved. Special Announcement: The last public meeting to provide fire information will be noon Monday, Aug 3 at… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 