The Alaska Division of Forestry is responding to a wildfire that could potentially threaten a remote border crossing station on the Top of the World Highway between Tok and Dawson City, Yukon. The fire, named the Top of the World Fire, was called in at 5:20 p.m. by officials at the Poker Creek-Little Gold Creek […]
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Smokejumpers, air tankers en route to wildfire near border station on Top of the World Highway
June 21, 2018 
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Lightning strikes spark dozens of new wildfires across Alaska
June 6, 2018 Comments Off on Lightning strikes spark dozens of new wildfires across Alaska
After a slow start due to a cool and extended spring, Alaska’s wildfire season has begun in earnest as a result of warmer temperatures that has produced thousands of lightning strikes across the state the past two days. A total of 47 new fires were reported around the state on Monday and Tuesday, according to […]
Continue reading Firefighters heading to wildfire threatening hunting lodge north of Talkeenta
June 4, 2018 Comments Off on Firefighters heading to wildfire threatening hunting lodge north of Talkeenta
Firefighters and two air tankers from the Alaska Division of Forestry are enroute to a wildfire that is threatening a hunting lodge and two cabins on a lake north of Talkeetna. The Prairie Fire was reported just after 3 p.m. Monday by the Talkeenta Flight Service. The fire is located about 40 miles northeast of […]
Continue reading Firefighters respond to wildfire northwest of Wasilla near Kahiltna River
June 26, 2017 Comments Off on Firefighters respond to wildfire northwest of Wasilla near Kahiltna River
Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and BLM Alaska Fire Service worked late into the night to control a wildfire reported 80 miles northwest of Wasilla on Sunday. The 56-acre Kahiltna Fire was reported at around 6 p.m. Sunday by local pilots flying over the area. The fire was located in a modified protection […]
Continue reading East Fork Fire on Kenai Peninsula now estimated at 850 acres
June 17, 2017 Comments Off on East Fork Fire on Kenai Peninsula now estimated at 850 acres
A lightning-caused wildfire in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge more than doubled in size on Friday after increasing winds throughout the afternoon produced extreme fire behavior on the east and northeast sides of the fire. The latest size estimate on the East Fork Fire as of late Friday night was 850 acres. Most of the […]
Continue reading Wildfire on Kenai Peninsula grows but poses no immediate threat
June 16, 2017 Comments Off on Wildfire on Kenai Peninsula grows but poses no immediate threat
A lightning-caused wildfire burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge grew in size on Friday but firefighters were able to keep it from spreading south and west toward the Sterling Highway. As of 5:30 p.m., the East Fork Fire was estimated between 300-400 acres, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. Most of the growth […]
Continue reading Wildfire along Alaska Highway drawing swift response from state forestry
June 1, 2017 Comments Off on Wildfire along Alaska Highway drawing swift response from state forestry
A wildfire west of Tok along the Alaska Highway is drawing a swift and aggressive response from the Alaska Division of Forestry. Estimated at 300 acres, the North Robertson Fire is burning in black spurce about 2 miles west of the Alaska Highway near Milepost 1352, approximately 30 miles northwest of Tok. The fire is […]
Continue reading Rain and snow help push containment up to 83 percent on Moose Creek Fire north of Palmer
October 21, 2016 Comments Off on Rain and snow help push containment up to 83 percent on Moose Creek Fire north of Palmer
Friday, Oct. 21 – 10:25 a.m. – With a little help from Mother Nature, firefighters on Thursday continued to gain ground on a wildfire smoldering along the Glenn Highway north of Palmer. The 303-acre Moose Creek Fire is now 83 percent contained, according to a perimeter map released by the Alaska Division of Forestry on […]
Continue reading Moose Creek Fire north of Palmer now 70 percent contained
October 20, 2016 Comments Off on Moose Creek Fire north of Palmer now 70 percent contained
Thursday, Oct. 20 – 10:40 a.m. – Containment on the Moose Creek Fire north of Palmer is now at 70 percent and fire managers are optimistic full containment on the late-season wildfire will be achieved before the end of the weekend. “If (the weather) stays the way it is right now we’re hoping for full […]
Continue reading Containment for Moose Creek Fire increases to 51 percent
October 19, 2016 Comments Off on Containment for Moose Creek Fire increases to 51 percent
Wednesday, Oct. 19 – 8:10 p.m. – Firefighters on Wednesday continued to take advantage of diminishing winds to get a better handle on a late-season wildfire north of Palmer along the Glenn Highway. Containment on the 303-acre Moose Creek Fire burning about 12 miles north of Palmer increased to 51 percent on Wednesday, an increase of […]
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