After a day of hard work Monday, firefighters gained the upper hand on five new lightning-caused fires that ignited across BLM Alaska Fire Service protection areas stretching across northern Alaska. Firefighters expect to complete suppression efforts on these wildfires in… Read More ›
Grapefruit Complex Update, July 1 ,2024 Alaska Incident Management Team 3 Incident Commander- Peter Butteri Location: 40 Miles north of Fairbanks Complex Acres: 55,411 Personnel: 140 Containment: 0% An Alaska Complex Incident Management team took command of the Grapefruit… Read More ›
The BLM Alaska Fire Service deployed smokejumpers to two small wildfires on Wednesday and one on Tuesday to protect structures and evaluate fire activity. Eight smokejumpers were dropped on a small fire on the Tanana Flats about 20 miles south… Read More ›
Wildfire activity in Alaska continues to escalate as a result of thousands of lightning strikes in the western and southwestern parts of the state. Many of the new fires detected Wednesday are in remote areas designated as Limited protection zones and pose… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 