The 338-acre Seaton Roadhouse Fire along the Alaska Highway near the Canadian border is now 50 percent contained and some resources are being demobilized as the threat diminishes. The fire, which started on May 20, is located about 80 miles… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Chugach National Forest 61-Acre Palmer Creek Fire Contained and Controlled
May 26, 11:30 a.m. – The first significant human-caused fire of the season in Chugach National Forest was contained and controlled Friday, May 22 in the late afternoon. A forest crew monitored the 61-acre Palmer Creek fire over Memorial Day… Read More ›
Seventy Mile Fire
The Seventy Mile Fire near Eagle, Alaska on Sunday, 5-24. The 200-acre fire was caused by lightning. The fire is moving to the northwest, away from Eagle and no structures or allotments are threatened at this time. BLM-AFS Photos/Chris Swisher… Read More ›
Wildland Fire Roundup – Have a safe Memorial Day!
May 25, 2015 – Light rain and higher humidity have helped moderate the fire danger in parts of the state. However, lightning storms with little-to-no rain in the Eastern Interior sparked several fires in the Eagle area yesterday. Red… Read More ›
Wildland Fire Roundup
May 24, 2015 – The continued warm, dry weather is keeping fire danger high in much of the state this Memorial Day Weekend. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for the Yukon Flats and surrounding uplands, the Fortymile country, Deltana-Tanana… Read More ›
Additional Resources Arrive in Alaska
May 23, 2015 – Because of the high fire danger in Alaska, additional firefighting resources were brought to Alaska this week, including two air tankers, one water-scooping aircraft and 16 smokejumpers from BLM Boise, Idaho.
Wildland Fire Roundup
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 ›
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 ›