The helicopter base at BLM Alaska Fire Service facilities on Fort Wainwright and Fort Yukon are buzzing with activity as firefighters, equipment and supplies are shuttled around central and northern Alaska.
AK Fire Info
Firefighters Attack the Perimeter of the McCoy Creek Fire
Gains from cooler weekend temperatures were built upon today with an influx of more boots on the ground. The McCoy Creek Fire (#201) now has 60 firefighters that include firefighters from the White Mountain Type 2 Initial Attack Crew, Fairbanks… Read More ›
Anderson Complex crews expect to see increased fire activity
Warmer, dryer weather is forecast for the Anderson Complex area beginning today. Fire activity is expected to increase. In advance of this change in the weather, firefighters have spent the past several days working to protect structures along the Teklanika… Read More ›
Fire activity to increase in Interior Alaska as warm, dry weather returns
Alaska saw a 47,000 acreage increase in acres burned from fire activity over the past week. Since last Monday, roughly 42,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the state igniting widespread wildland fires in the Interior. Fire behavior is expected to continue… Read More ›
Firefighters finishing work on BLM AFS wildfires and regrouping for upcoming hot weather
Anticipating the upcoming hot weather for the Yukon Flats, which is climatologically the driest part of the state, BLM AFS opened its fire station in Fort Yukon today for the first time this season.
Cooler temperatures Sunday helps firefighters on the McCoy Creek Fire
Cooler and overcast weather on Sunday helped moderate conditions on the McCoy Creek Fire. With the assistance of fixed-wing and rotor-wing aircraft dropping water on the fire edge, seven firefighters from the Fairbanks #1 Initial Attack Crew went direct on… Read More ›
Great Basin Team 3 assumes command of Anderson Complex
On Sunday evening, the Teklanika River Fire was reported to be 5,444 acres; the Birch Creek Fire was estimated at 1,167 acres; the Nenana River Fire was 0.2 acres; the Nenana River 2 Fire was 0.1 acres; and the Kobe… Read More ›
Firefighters taking advantage of cooler weather to strengthen control lines on BLM AFS fires
Cooler, damper weather kept a cap on wildfires Sunday, giving firefighters on BLM Alaska Fire Service fires a chance to strengthen control lines and fire managers to move resources around to prepare for the predicted return of hot weather. There… Read More ›
Evacuation order issued due to Anderson Complex; crews work to protect structures, allotments
The Teklanika River and all residents within 2.5 miles of the Teklanika River, and all residents adjacent to Rose Hip Creek are in Evacuation Status GO. Individuals in this area should evacuate now. Do not delay. The Tri-Valley School is… Read More ›
BLM monitoring lightning-caused fires on Interior military training lands
BLM Alaska Fire Service is keeping an eye on fires burning in a remote parts of the Donnelly Training Area west of the Delta River and the Yukon Training Area north of the Salcha River.
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 