Firefighters demobilized from the Cultas Creek Fire Thursday after finishing up work to protect historical cabins in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve about 50 miles northwest of Eagle.
Cultas Creek Fire
Firefighters continue work on Cultas Creek Fire in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
Firefighters continue work to protect historical cabins from the 32,645-acre Cultas Creek Fire (#223) burning in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Fire behavior is predicted to be most active near the mouth of the Charley River. Twelve firefighters from the National Park Service (NPS) and the BLM Alaska Fire Service are basing out of Coal Creek Camp.
Smokejumpers protect cabins in Yukon-Charley Rivers
Five BLM Alaska Fire Service firefighters are taking protective measures to make sure two cabins in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve are safe from an encroaching wildfire.