May 23, 2015 – Crews are continuing their suppression efforts on a number of fires around the state. As a result, active fires saw little to no growth since yesterday. The Seaton Roadhouse Fire, burning near milepost 1234 of the Alaska… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Fire danger remains high, Red Flag warnings in effect
May 23, 2015 – Continued warm, dry weather is keeping fire danger high in portions of the Interior and Southcentral Alaska through this evening. Red Flag warnings for low humidity remain in effect for the Yukon Flats and surrounding uplands, Middle… Read More ›
Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory
May 22, 2015 – A fuels and fire behavior advisory has been issued for the Tanana Valley, Upper Yukon Valley and Copper River Basin. Early unseasonably warm and very dry weather have combined with dry pre-green fuels across a portion… Read More ›
Denali National Park Staff Requests Public to Use Extreme Caution this Holiday Weekend
Very high fire danger exists in Denali National Park and Preserve due to a lack of recent precipitation, high winds and hot, dry weather. Park officials urge visitors to be especially careful with anything that may cause a spark this… Read More ›
State forestry still monitoring coal seam fires near Healy
May 22, 1:55 p.m.– The Alaska Division of Forestry continues actively monitoring the five small fires east of Healy that began earlier this week from smoldering coal seams. On Thursday, the Type 3 Incident Commander Clinton Northway surveyed all five… Read More ›
Firefighters still working to contain wildfire near Canadian border
More than 120 firefighters are still working to contain the Seaton Roadhouse Fire along the Alaska Highway near the Canadian border south of Tok The fire grew by only 20 acres on Thursday and was listed at 338 acres as… Read More ›
Smokejumpers catch fire on Top of the World Highway
May 22, 12:30 p.m. – The border station at Boundary reported a fire to Tok Forestry Thursday afternoon. A structure fire had spread into the wildland. A load of eight smokejumpers, air attack and Tanker-55 were dispatched to the Woods… Read More ›
Chugach National Forest: First Human-Caused Fire of Season Ignites
Contact: Morgan Warthin, Public Affairs Officer, 743.9444, mwarthin@fs.fed.us Anchorage: As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, Chugach National Forest alerts recreationists that fire danger is high in areas of the forest near Cooper Landing, Moose Pass, Hope and Girdwood. Forest wildland fire… Read More ›
Be safe with wildland fire this Memorial Day Weekend
Fairbanks, Alaska — With extreme fire danger levels around much of the state and no relief in sight heading into the Memorial Day Weekend, wildfire officials in Alaska urge extreme caution with any kind of activity that could spark a… Read More ›
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Requests Your Diligence in Preventing Fires
With extreme fire danger levels throughout eastern interior Alaska, and no relief in sight heading into the Memorial Day Weekend, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is asking visitors and residents to be diligent and use caution with all activities… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 