The State of Alaska sent a strike team of four Type 6 firefighting engines and personnel from Kenai, Mat-Su, Delta, and Fairbanks Areas to the Pacific Northwest region in support of Northwest Compact member states. The Northwest Fire Fighting Compact… Read More ›
Fire Year 2024
Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection responds to three new fires in Tok, Delta, and Copper River areas on Wednesday
Scoby Way Fire (#410) – Tok Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection and Tok Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a fire near Scoby Way and Anna Marie early Wednesday morning. Once on scene they found a… Read More ›
Final updates for Deep, Main fires
As of noon on Sunday, there were 151 active wildfires statewide with two new starts in the past 24 hours. So far, 334 fires have burned 589,788 acres across Alaska. Brief updates are provided for Sunday’s staffed fires within the… Read More ›
Firefighters finishing work on Deep, Main fires
Firefighters assigned to the Main Fire (#240) have completed more than a mile and a half of fire breaks around allotments near Boston Dome.