The Tatlanika Fire (#246) was originally discovered on June 20 and has shown increased activity and smoke this week. It is located approximately 25 miles east of Clear and 39 miles southwest of Fairbanks. The fire is currently estimated at 982 acres. The Tatlanika Fire is… Read More ›
Fires yesterday in the interior produced visible smoke that the public may have noticed yesterday near the Mile Marker 332 Richardson Highway. The Pipeline Fire (#376) was responded to yesterday near the intersection of Johnson Road and Pipeline Access Road,… Read More ›
The week began with cloudy, cool and wet weather which limited fire activity over much of the state. The Kenai Peninsula was forecast to have the highest fire danger as it had the driest fuels. Isolated thunderstorm chances began to increase midweek. Thunderstorm activity shifted from… Read More ›
Alaska’s wildfire season is progressing from Spring’s wind driven fires in dry, fine fuels on the surface to Summer’s duff driven fires where lighting strikes ignite the decaying vegetation that make up the Boreal Forest floor and tundra areas. Slow moving thunderstorms developed across southern Alaska… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 