7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222) Size: 3,120 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK. Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 54% Total Personnel: 119 Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222): Residents north… Read More ›
Alaska Division of Forestry
Evacuation shelters open for Nenana Ridge Complex
Evacuation levels remain in effect. đź”´ Level 3 “GO!”: 🟡 Level 2 “SET”: 🟢 Level 1 “READY”: for MP 309-313 The Nenana Native Association has invited community members displaced by the Nenana Ridge Fire to use the Mitch Demientieff Tribal… Read More ›
Firefighters continue their efforts to strengthen containment lines on 7 Mile Lookout Fire and Tok River Fire
7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222) Size: 3,120 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK. Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 54% Total Personnel: 141 Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222): Residents north… Read More ›
Saint George Creek Fire Evacuation Level Expanded as Red Flag Warnings Persist
Bear Creek Fire (#237): 28,518 acresSaint George Creek Fire (#246): 32,465 acres298 personnel Due to high temperatures, dry fuels, and wind, a Red Flag Warning is in effect again today for the Bear Creek Fire and the Saint George Creek… Read More ›
Firefighters Advance on 7 Mile Lookout Fire with 50% Containment and Latest on Tok River Fire Efforts
7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222) Size: 3,120 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK. Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 50% Total Personnel: 140 Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222): Residents north… Read More ›
High fire activity in Alaska interior forces suspension of burn permits across AlaskaÂ
Burn permits in the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) Fairbanks, Delta, Tok, Kenai-Kodiak, Mat-Su and Copper River Fire Prevention Areas will be suspended beginning Thursday, July 3. This suspension is being put in place because of an… Read More ›
Resource shift on Oskawalik Fire brings fresh supportÂ
Today brought a shift in resources on the Oskawalik Fire (#122), located about 4 miles south of Crooked Creek. Southwest Crew #1 completed their assignment and was demobilized from the fire, beginning their journey home. Replacing them, a portion of… Read More ›
Progress made with aerial support on the Nelchina Glacier Fire as Kansas crew arrives to aid in firefighting efforts Â
Firefighters made solid progress today on the Nelchina Glacier Fire (#226), burning south of Mile 128 off the Glenn Highway. With 52Â personnel assigned, crews put in roughly a mile and a half of new dozer line near Eureka Creek. Aviation… Read More ›
Heat remains under duff, smoke visible on 7 Mile Lookout, Tok River fires
7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222) Size: 3,120 acres Location: 7 miles southwest of Tok, AK. Start Date: June 19, 2025 Cause: Lightning Containment: 16% Total Personnel: 117 Evacuation levels for neighborhoods near the 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222): Residents north… Read More ›
Eagle Cap Fire Use Module made great progress at Lake Mansfield Fire Â
Lake Mansfield Fire (#282), which may be visible from the road, is located 26.5 miles northwest of Tok and is estimated at 688 acres. The fire received a large amount of rain on Sunday, reducing fire activity significantly. The Eagle… Read More ›