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• Crews hold spot fire on 7 Mile Lookout Fire

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 21, 2025

  

  7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222)  Size: 3,969 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK  Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 55% Total Personnel: 58  Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222):   Activities:… Read More ›

• Temporary Flight Restriction remains on Bear Creek Fire for fire area mapping

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 21, 2025

  

  The Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) remains in place for the Bear Creek Fire to allow mapping flights. Evacuation levels for the Bear Creek and Saint George Creek fires have been lowered. See below for further details.  

• Containment increases on the Himalaya Road Fire and Aggie Creek Fire

  By 2025HimalayaRoadFire on July 21, 2025

  

  Fire activity was minimal within the Himalaya Road Fire (#223), Aggie Creek Fire (#268) and Obrien Fire (#172) yesterday. Cooler and wetter conditions are moving into the area starting today and are expected to continue through Wednesday. Containment levels increased on the Aggie Creek Fire to 5%and on the Himalaya Road Fire to 19%.

• Backhaul and mop-up efforts underway as containment grows on the Nenana Ridge Complex

  By 2025 Nenana Ridge Complex on July 21, 2025

  

  Bonanza Creek Fire (#238): 12,559 acres, 15% containment   Goldstream Creek Fire (#270): 20,483 acres, 21% containment  Personnel: 374 Evacuation Information: Evacuation levels were downgraded Wednesday, July 16th by the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management along… Read More ›

• Goldrun Complex shows minimal fire activity and mop up beings

  By 2025goldruncomplex on July 20, 2025

  

  Scattered showers have begun and are expected to continue through Tuesday in the Kobuk Valley, where the nine fires of the Goldrun Complex continue to smolder and show little fire activity. The rain has aided crews as they continue to provide protection for Alaska Native allotments, structures and values at risk and begin mopping up the fires.

• Tlozhavun Fire 80% contained

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 20, 2025

  The Tlozhavun Fire (#448), located 10 miles south of Fort Yukon, remains at 21 acres and is now 80% contained. Crews are looking to achieve a 100-foot mop up today.

• Firefighters continue to make progress on 7 Mile Lookout Fire

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 20, 2025

  

  Area map of the of the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222) and the Tok River Fire for July 20, 2025. Click to download map. Size: 3,969 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause:… Read More ›

• Temporary flight restriction lifted on the Saint George Creek Fire

  By 2025.bearcreekfire on July 20, 2025

  

  A firefighter receives a sling load of supplies and equipment from the Saint George Creek fire. The Alaska Division of Forestry Type 3 Short Team assumed command of both fires on the morning of July 19. As of 8:00 a.m…. Read More ›

• Crews advancing fireline on the Ninetyeight Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 20, 2025

  

  Today will be the last written update for the Ninetyeight Fire (#218) which remained in a creeping and smoldering pattern with some single tree torching. Yesterday crews continued progression of the fireline along the south and southwest corner. Completion of objectives (keep fire north of Salcha river) remains at 54% and acreage at 15,677.

• Incursions complicate aerial operations as crews continue to target hot spots on Himalaya Road group fires

  By 2025HimalayaRoadFire on July 20, 2025

  

  Fire activity was minimal within the Himalaya Road Fire (#223), Aggie Creek Fire (#268) and Obrien Fire (#172), with hot spots popping up on the west side of Aggie Creek. More hot spots and smoke columns are expected tomorrow with another warm, dry day. There were two incursions into the Temporary Flight Restriction over these fires yesterday, which poses serious risks to firefighter and public safety.

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