7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222) Size: 3,204 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK. Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 54% Total Personnel: 139 Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222): Residents north… Read More ›
Updated Evacuations from Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for the #OBrienFire (#172) 🟡 Level 2 “SET” – Mile post 31 (from the Fairbanks Northstar Borough boundary) – mile post 38 on the Elliot Highway is now in… Read More ›
Fire crews are preparing an aggressive suite of actions to herd the Aggie Creek Fire (#268) away from structures after it grew to 20,752 acres yesterday. On Saturday, the fire crested the ridge on the northside of the Chatanika River… Read More ›
Evacuation levels updated on Friday, July 5, by the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 🔴 Level 3 “GO!”: 🟡 Level 2 “SET”: 🟢 Level 1 “READY”: Evacuation shelters have been set up… Read More ›
Bear Creek Fire (#237): 30,069 acresSaint George Creek Fire (#246): 38,946 acres326 personnel The Bear Creek Fire and the Saint George Creek Fire experienced significant fire activity yesterday during Red Flag Warning conditions. Today, persistent winds from the south are… Read More ›
Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF) responded to an emerging incident about a mile from the intersection of Moosehorn Road and Redfox Drive in Tok, Alaska. The fire was about one tenth of an acre with torching trees. Helitack, engines, a local… Read More ›
Uncle Sam Creek Fire (#376): 10 acres Aerial resources, including multi-engine scoopers and Air Attack, provided support to ground resources as they worked toward full suppression. The fire will continue to be monitored and worked on. Bruces Fire (#381): 8… Read More ›
The Birch Lake Fire (#309) is currently burning southeast of Salcha and 4 miles northeast of Birch Lake. The fire is lightning caused, 73 acres in size, and 70% contained. The fire has been transitioned to a type 4 team,… Read More ›
Public on the Glenn Highway saw less smoke from the Nelchina Glacier Fire (#226), 4 miles south of Eureka Junction yesterday as crews continue to use helicopter buckets to support fire suppression efforts. Today, crews will continue to construct direct… Read More ›
Acreage increased slightly on the Twelvemile Lake Fire (#220) over the 4th of July holiday. No perimeter growth was observed on the Sand Lake Fire (#292). Both fires remain active, with crews continuing to monitor, improve, and prepare point protection… Read More ›
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