Manley Hot Springs

Smoke rising from a forest fire on both sides of a slough.

Firefighters conduct successful burn out on Dry Creek Fire south of Manley Hot Springs

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Firefighters successfully conducted a burn operation to protect Native allotments along the Tanana River Friday from the advancing Dry Creek Fire. Due to the fire’s progress and rapid growth to the northwest in recent days, fire managers decided to take action to protect the two properties near the confluence of the Tanana River and Hot Springs Slough. The fire is now estimated at 26,000 acres. It is still south of the Tanana River.

Graphic for wildfire update.

Weather helps firefighters, subdues activity on fires near Manley, Tolovana hot springs

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Moderated weather conditions have allowed firefighters to advance efforts on fires burning near the Tolovana Hot Springs and south of Manley Hot Springs. As eight smokejumpers continue to mop up the Washington Creek Fire (#231) about 1 1/2 miles south of the Tolovana Hot Springs, other firefighters are building fire breaks around sites within striking distance of the <Dry Creek Fire (#195) burning south of Manley. Higher humidity levels and even a little bit of rain has kept fire activity in check on the Dry Creek Fire and has helped efforts on the Washington Creek Fire. Smokejumpers plan to finish work and demobilize from the 2-acre Washington Creek Fire around midweek.

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

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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.