The Lost Horse Creek Fire spread an estimated 500 acres to the east/southeast into the Caribou Creek drainage behind the Haystack Subdivision yesterday. The east flank of the fire was burning towards the 2021 Haystack Fire scar. The fire is… Read More ›
A new fire is producing a very visible plume of smoke near the Canadian-U.S. Border, north of the Top of the World Highway Thursday afternoon. The Wood Fire (#330) is located about 2.5 miles north of the Boundary Airport, and about… Read More ›
Temperatures are rising in Interior Alaska and so is the fire danger. After a wetter than usual spring and most of summer, the ground layers and vegetation are drying out and becoming more susceptible to burning. Coupled with a forecast… Read More ›
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.
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.
Isolated thunderstorms continue to cause mischief in Alaska, leaving lightning littered throughout much of the state and sparking more fires. With resources stretched thin and concentrated in areas that are closer to communities, BLM Alaska Fire Service is prioritizing response… Read More ›
While the number of new fires continues to increase, most new starts in the BLM Alaska Fire Service protection area are in remote parts of the northern half of Alaska.
BLM Alaska Fire Service continues to deal with new wildfires, most of which are burning in remote parts of the state and not immediately threatening identified sites of value.
BLM Alaska Fire Service is keeping an eye on a number of new wildfires burning in Western Alaska that were ignited after the lightning event that came through Alaska Monday night.
BLM Alaska Fire Service is sending more resources to fires burning in Interior Alaska after a lightning-event moved through the state Monday, triggering more than 30 fires in the BLM AFS protection area that covers the northern half of the state.
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 