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A white plane with a red stripe has landed on an air strip near Rampart to deliver supplies to the Lush Fire. The photo is a close up of the plane, with the nose and prop visible. A helicopter is behind the plane with the line dropped down to the airstrip. Much of the photo is taken up with a sky that is mainly filled with white fluffy clouds. A piece of the Yukon River is visible on the lower left of the photo.

Cooler, wetter weather continues to moderate fire behavior on the Lush Fire

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 26, 2025

On Wednesday, the Lush Fire (#199) received approximately 0.1-0.2” rain, which resulted in minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. The cooler, wetter weather pattern in the upcoming couple days is anticipated to result in a continuing pattern of minimal… Read More ›

A person in a helicopter is observing fire activity on the Lush Fire. The photo is a close up image in a helicopter. There is a green spruce forest outside with tall orange flames standing straight up and gray plumes of smoke coming up. Inside the helicopter shows the a person observing the fire, they have a jumpsit

Cooler, wetter weather patterns help to moderate fires in the Tanana Zone

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 25, 2025

Tuesday, the Lush Fire (#199) experienced minimal fire behavior with backing and creeping fire and occasional tree torching. This fire behavior is expected to continue over the next day as a cooler, wetter weather pattern is in the area.

An image of the Lush Fire is taken from a helicopter. Dense spruce trees are in the front of the photo with two areas of green grass openings. A white plume of smoke rises up and to the right of the photo. Blue skies with clouds are in the top of the photo.

Firefighters continue work on the Lush Fire and others in the Tanana Zone

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 24, 2025

On Monday, the Lush Fire (#199) experienced limited fire perimeter growth with moderate fire behavior and isolated tree torching on the interior of the perimeter. Isolated areas of the fire received approximately 0.3” of rain yesterday.

Graphic with black and red background, BLM logos and the words BLM Alaska Fire Service and Wildfire Update.

Firefighters make progress on 3 fires in the Tanana Zone

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 23, 2025

Firefighters assigned to the Lush Fire (#199) continue working to protect structures and allotments on the north side of the Yukon River across from the community of Rampart, as the weather shifts to a cooler, wetter trend over the next few days.