This will be the final update for the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) fires this Alaska fire season unless there is significant activity. While repair work on the affected areas will continue as the season winds down, anyone… Read More ›
Bonanaza Creek Fire
DOF Statewide Fire Roundup for August 13th, 2025
August 13th, 2025 Tok Area: 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222) 4,094 acres I Containment: 55% I Total Personnel: 58 Update: Crews worked along the southern and eastern sides of the fire, focusing on cooling the heat found in earlier checks…. Read More ›
DOF Statewide Fire Roundup for August 10th, 2025
August 10th, 2025 Tok Area: 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222) 4,094 acres I Containment: 55% I Total Personnel: 52 Update: Warm, dry weather and gusty winds on Saturday increased fire activity. Tanana Chiefs (T2IA) and North Star (T2) crews, supported… Read More ›
Hot spots mitigated as suppression repair continues on Nenana Ridge Complex
Nenana Ridge Complex Update Aug. 4, 2025 Bonanza Creek Fire (#238): 12,572 acres, 22% containment Goldstream Creek Fire (#270): 20,471 acres, 47% containment Personnel: 65 Forest roads in the Nenana Ridge Complex have restricted access. Only fire personnel will be allowed access to these… Read More ›
Parks Highway evacuation levels downgraded, pilot car operations for Nenana Ridge Complex end.
Bonanza Creek Fire (#238): 12,572 acres, 12 % containment Goldstream Creek Fire (#270): 20,558 acres, 9 % containment Personnel: 449 Evacuation Information: Containment of the fire line along the Parks Highway has made it possible for the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the Alaska… Read More ›
Firefighters backhaul gear and secure edges still holding heat on the Nenana Ridge Complex
Bonanza Creek Fire (#238): 12,556 acres, 5 % containment Goldstream Creek Fire (#270): 20,551 acres, 3 % containment Personnel: 475 Road Safety: Additional crews from Himalaya Road and Bear Creek fires, along with engines from DOF, bolstered Nenana Ridge Complex’s workforce the past several… Read More ›
Mop up and hazard tree removal under way on the Nenana Ridge Complex
Bonanza Creek Fire (#238): 12,554 acres Goldstream Creek Fire (#270): 20,535 acres Personnel: 481 A community meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 16, at 6:00 p.m. at the Nenana Civic Center. Hear updates from the Alaska Complex Incident Management Team 2 and ask questions… Read More ›
Additional crews and equipment focus on priority work along highway on the Nenana Ridge Complex
Evacuation Information Evacuation levels were updated on Thursday, July 10th, by the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 🔴 Level 3 “GO!”: 🟡 Level 2 “SET”: 🟢 Level 1 “READY”: Evacuation shelters in… Read More ›
Community meeting scheduled for Nenana Ridge Complex, crews adjust tactics following significant rainfall
Bonanza Creek Fire (#238): 12,133 acres Goldstream Creek Fire (#270): 18,086 acres Personnel: 360 A community meeting is scheduled for Friday, July 11, at 6 p.m. at the Ester Volunteer Fire Department, located at 3570 Old Nenana Highway. The meeting will be recorded and… Read More ›
Scattered showers and high humidity continue to help firefighters on the Nenana Ridge Complex
View printable PDF of map The Georgia Forestry Commission Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) assumed command of the Nenana Ridge Complex on Wednesday, June 25. Scattered showers and high relative humidity brought low fire activity throughout the fire area,… Read More ›