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• Optimal burning conditions enabled crews to successfully carry out burn operations on the east side of 7 Mile Lookout Fire and Tok River Fire update

  By 2025 7 Mile Lookout Fire on July 8, 2025

  

  7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222)  Size: 3,839 acres  Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK.   Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 54% Total Personnel: 145  Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222): Residents north… Read More ›

• Dry conditions drive Moldy Fire growth as crews protect threatened structures on Roundabout Complex

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 8, 2025

  

  Persistent dry conditions and active fire behavior in western Alaska continue to shape operations on the Roundabout Complex, now mapped at 39,382 acres. All recent growth—approximately 4,000 acres since yesterday—occurred on the Moldy Fire (#279), with no changes on the other fires in the complex.

• Crews utilize weather change to engage with direct tactics on Turtle Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 8, 2025

  

  A change in weather has brought cooler temperatures, lower relative humidity, and scattered precipitation to the Ptarmigan Complex. These conditions have moderated fire behavior and given firefighters the opportunity to engage in direct tactics on the Turtle Fire (#243).

• Firefighters continue successful structure protection on the Elephant Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 8, 2025

  

  Firefighters made significant progress yesterday on the Elephant Fire (#225) north of Eureka, continuing a complex defensive firing operation to eliminate the light, flashy fuels that have been driving fire spread. This controlled burnout operation is being used to protect structures on the northeastern portion of the fire. Firefighters also monitored and improved sprinkler systems around cabins to enhance defensible space. Hotshot crews constructed containment line on the active fire edge in the Minook Creek drainage. Today, crews will begin line construction along the fire’s southern edge near Eureka and continue structure protection throughout the fire area.

• Cooler, wetter weather brings much-needed reprieve to the Ninetyeight

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 8, 2025

  

  The Ninetyeight Fire (#218) experienced a welcome shift in weather, with cooler temperatures, increased humidity, and light rainfall. These improved conditions allowed firefighters to strengthen and secure containment lines on the southern and southwestern flanks yesterday. On the east side, favorable weather helped crews focus on completing protection work for Alaska Native allotments. In the northern division, firefighters used defensive burning techniques to safeguard military infrastructure by removing surrounding fuels and reducing risk to critical assets.

• Firefighters on the Himalaya Road Fire use favorable weather to go on the offensive

  By 2025HimalayaRoadFire on July 8, 2025

  

  Firefighters took advantage of precipitation and cooler weather to go on the offensive with the Himalaya Road Fire (#223), Aggie Creek Fire (#268) and Obrien Fire (#172). Operational tactics shifted from building indirect line and firing operations to building direct… Read More ›

• Parks Highway pilot cars discontinued near Healy; Reduced speed limit in effect

  By 2025.bearcreekfire on July 8, 2025

  

  Key Message:   Starting Tuesday, July 8th at 9AM, in coordination with the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, the pilot car operation between MP 264 and 273 on the Parks Highway will be discontinued. A reduced speed limit… Read More ›

• Community meeting set for Tuesday in Nenana, as cooler weather aides firefighting efforts on Nenana Ridge Complex

  By 2025 Nenana Ridge Complex on July 8, 2025

  

  Bonanza Creek Fire (#238): 12,132 acres  Goldstream Creek Fire (#270): 18,086 acres  Personnel: 303  A community meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 8th at 5:00pm at the Nenana Civic Center. Hear from the Alaska Complex Incident Management Team 2 to ask questions and… Read More ›

• Firefighters contain Fortymile Fire; shifting winds drive growth on other nearby fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 7, 2025

  Today in the Upper Yukon Fire Management Zone, a red flag warning is in effect until 10 p.m. for the Yukon Flats due to abundant lightning and dry fuels. No significant precipitation has accumulated on any of the other staffed fires within the zone. An inversion of smoke persisted for most of the day, limiting some aerial operations.

• Uncle Sam Creek Fire moves to monitor status

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 7, 2025

  

  Uncle Sam Creek Fire (#376) Acres: 900 Firefighting resources assigned to the Uncle Sam Creek Fire (#376) have been reallocated to other fires due to higher priorities and needs. Despite the increase in acreage, fire behavior has moderated due to increased… Read More ›

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