Flats Fire

An Alaska Railroad train is on a track stretching from the bottom right corner of the photo to 3/4 of the way toward the upper left. On the left side of the train track, most of the landscape is smoldering from the fire.

DFFP weekly wildland fire roundup for June 29 – July 5

By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 6, 2026

The week began with cloudy, cool and wet weather which limited fire activity over much of the state. The Kenai Peninsula was forecast to have the highest fire danger as it had the driest fuels. Isolated thunderstorm chances began to increase midweek. Thunderstorm activity shifted from… Read More ›

Map - The Bonanza Fire (#411) is burning seven miles west of the Dalton Highway. Most people report seeing it while driving between mileposts 120 and 130, just south of Gobbler’s Knob. The Flats Fire (#397) is burning about 23 miles to the west of the Arctic Circle BLM Wayside at mile 115.5 of the Dalton Highway.

Motorists and aviators report smoke from fires burning off the Dalton Highway

By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 13, 2016

July 13, 2016 – People driving the Dalton Highway or flying near Bettles may see smoke from two fires burning in the area. The Bureau of Land Management Fairbanks District Office and BLM Alaska Fire Service have received numerous reports… Read More ›

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Flats Fire

DFFP weekly wildland fire roundup for June 29 – July 5

Motorists and aviators report smoke from fires burning off the Dalton Highway