Work is steadily winding down on the seven staffed fires within the U.S. Wildland Fire Service protection area in northern Alaska as fire managers turn their focus on the potential for new fires in the upcomign days. Here’s a rundown of these staffed fires.
Fire activity across Alaska has picked up this week, and response from the U.S. Wildland Fire Service has been both aggressive and effective. Several new wildfires ignited in Western Alaska since Sunday, some of which prompted immediate action from smokejumpers… Read More ›
Smokejumpers, aided in some cases by aircraft, are working on three new fires in Western Alaska on Wednesday night after lightning moved through the area in recent days. Smokejumpers and water scoopers responded to the Horseshoe Fire (#390), located 11… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 