King Salmon, Alaska- The American Creek Fire, currently burning within the boundaries of Katmai National Park and Preserve, was assessed on June 24th by an Incident Commander for Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection. Based on observed fire behavior… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Smokejumpers, aircraft working on pair of fires near Central, Circle
9:30 p.m. Update and last one for Tuesday. Wolf Fire (#255) – A helicopter dropped water on the quarter-acre fire southwest of Eagle, reducing fire activity enough for smokejumpers to deploy two of the eight responders on Tuesday. They will… Read More ›
Transfer of command on McDonald Fire
Size: 54,158 acres Personnel: 83 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause: Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – After two weeks managing efforts on the McDonald Fire, command of the fire to a new Type 3 incident management organization occurred at 7 a.m., Tuesday. The two groups spent… Read More ›
Wildfire season presses on in BLM AFS protection area
Information on staffed wildfires burning in BLM AFS protection area covering most of northern Alaska.
Denali National Park & Preserve’s first wildfire of the season detected
DENALI PARK, Alaska–The Foraker Fire (#199) was discovered on June 21, 2024, via remote sensing, burning within Denali National Park and Preserve in the Foraker River drainage, which is located on the south side of the Alaska Range. It is… Read More ›
Hot and dry temperatures persist on the McDonald Fire
Size: 50,262 acres Personnel: 83 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause: Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Sunday was another hot and dry day on the McDonald Fire with temperatures reaching a high of 82 degrees, with a low humidity of 24%. Firefighters continue to monitor burnout operations… Read More ›
Scattered thunderstorms brought heavy rain to some Southwest Alaska fires, lightning started new fires
Thunderstorms moving across Southwest Alaska on Friday brought much needed rain to some of the 28 fires in the area. Those thunderstorms also produced a significant amount of lightning, starting three new fires. Additional fires may be discovered. Lightning strikes… Read More ›
High lightning activity starts new fires in Alaska
The number of fires in Alaska is increasing, as several waves of thunderstorms with high lightning activity have been moving across the state in recent days. There were 74 active wildfires as of 4 p.m. on Friday with 10 new… Read More ›
Fires continue to grow as firefighters make gains in Southwest Alaska.
Firefighters are making solid progress on five staffed fires in Southwest Alaska. While ground resources work in conjunction with aerial support to push containment percentages up on staffed fires, several other unstaffed fires continue to grow. The decision whether or… Read More ›
Fires across Central and Eastern Alaska continue to impact air quality in the region
An air quality advisory was issued on Thursday for an increase in smoke due to an uptick in fire activity across Central and Eastern Alaska. Communities within the region close to the fire areas will continue to be impacted by… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 