Bear Creek Fire (#237): 26,047 acresSaint George Creek Fire (#246): 20,369 acresTotal personnel on both fires is estimated to be around 250 (new crews are still arriving). Join us at a community meeting! A community meeting will be held tonight,… Read More ›
🚨Bear Creek Group – Alaska Complex Incident Management Team📍 Location: 14 miles NW of Healy, AK along the Parks Highway 🔥 Bear Creek Fire #237 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 26,047 – Containment: 0% 🔥 Saint George Creek Fire #246… Read More ›
Bear Creek Fire (#237): 26,047 acresSaint George Creek Fire (#246): 20,369 acres The sunny skies and increased breeze intensified fire behavior yesterday and put up some smoke plumes. Fire behavior remains primarily creeping, smoldering, and single-tree torching. The forecast indicates… Read More ›
June 24, 2025 Bear Creek Fire (#237): 26,047 acresSaint George Creek Fire (#246): 11,500 acres As of this morning, the Alaska Complex Incident Management Team 1 has taken command of the Bear Creek Fire (#237) and the Saint George Creek… Read More ›
The Bear Creek Fire (#237) experienced drastic wind shifts on Sunday, June 22nd, that redirected fire activity multiple times throughout the afternoon. Active fire behavior along the Parks Highway has posed a threat to structures and infrastructure in the area,… Read More ›
Update 3:00 PM – An increase of fire activity on the Bear Creek Fire (#237) has called for an update to evacuation levels and a closure of the Parks Highway from MP 259-278. A wind shift is pushing the fire… Read More ›
Update: 9:00 PM- As of 9pm, traffic on the Parks Hwy through the Bear Creek Fire (#237) has flowed in both directions in one lane only. The pilot car may have multiple hours between the north and south routes. Expect… Read More ›
With an increase in fire activity across the State, State and Federal firefighting resources are becoming difficult to order because they have been assigned to other incidents throughout the state. Working with the Alaska State Emergency Operations Center and the… Read More ›
The Bear Creek Fire (#237) is burning north of Healy and poses a threat to near Parks Highway MP 263 (north of Healy). Scooper planes, tankers and ground crews are responding to the fire. The Parks Highway remains open, please… Read More ›
UPDATE 9:00 pm — The Bear Creek Fire (#237) is burning just west of the Parks Highway at Mile Post 263; the Denali Borough has issued new evacuations due to escalating fire conditions. Numerous structures are now imminently threatened so aircraft… Read More ›
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