Dry Creek Fire

Fires south of Manley Hot Springs merge

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 18, 2021

The Dry Creek Fire and Zitziana River Fire burning south of Manley Hot Springs merged on Thursday and have burned an estimated 7,200 total acres. The fire is now considered the Dry Creek Fire (#195).

Map of the Dry Creek Fire (#195) and the Zitziana River Fire (#197) burning south of Manley on June 17, 2021.

More firefighters to help with fires south of Manley

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 17, 2021

More firefighters are slated to arrive in Manley Hot Springs today to start working on the pair of lightning-caused fires burning about a quarter mile apart south of the Tanana River. One of the five firefighting hand crews arriving in… Read More ›

The Dry Creek Fire (#195) on the right and the Zitziana River Fire(#197) are burning south of the Tanana River, pictured at the bottom, about 7 miles from Manley Hot Springs. Photo taken by Brett Fairchild on June 15, 2021.

Firefighting resources stage in Manley in response to two large wildfires south of Tanana River

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 15, 2021

People in Manley Hot Springs will start to see additional firefighting resources in town as the BLM Alaska Fire Service starts to assess steps to protect a cabin and Native allotments from two fires burning south of the Tanana River. Neither the Dry Creek Fire (#195) or the nearby Zitziana River Fire (#197) were immediately threatening any known sites Tuesday.