This summer, wildland fire professionals from the National Park Service (NPS) are teaming up with interagency partners to proactively reduce wildfire risk and boost resilience in Denali National Park & Preserve through hazardous fuels reduction projects. NPS Western Area Fire… Read More ›
Alaska National Park Service
New Wildland Fire Found in Yukon-Charley Rivers
A wildland fire was discovered May 25 in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, across the Yukon River from Kathul Mountain, east of Washington Creek. Personnel from the Upper Yukon Zone of the Bureau of Land Management – Alaska Fire Service (AFS) flew… Read More ›
New wildfire in Denali National Park & Preserve part of complex to be managed by Incident Management Team
DENALI PARK, Alaska: The Starr Fire (#508), caused by lightning, was discovered on July 7, 2022 burning on the east side of the Muddy River in the northwestern corner of the North Preserve portion of Denali National Park and Preserve. It is currently estimated at 60 acres. This fire is located approximately 40 miles… Read More ›
New wildfire discovered on south side of Alaska Range in Denali National Park
DENALI PARK, Alaska: The Yentna Fire (#440) was discovered the evening of July 3, 2022, burning within Denali National Park and Preserve, just south of the terminus of the Yentna Glacier on the east side of the East Fork Yentna… Read More ›
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve has its first wildfire of the 2020 season
On Friday, May 22 the Alaska Division of Forestry office in Tok contacted the BLM Alaska Fire Service (AFS) Dispatch with a pilot’s report of new smoke in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. AFS conducted a reconnaissance that day and confirmed… Read More ›
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