August 7th, 2025 Tok Area: 7 Mile Lookout Fire (#222) 4,094 acres I Containment: 55% I Total Personnel: 58 8/7/25- Update: Due to continued suppression efforts and recent rain showers, all evacuation notices have been lifted for the 7 Mile Lookout… Read More ›
Uncle Sam Creek Fire Update 872 acres as of 8/4/25 Firefighters continue to make progress on the Uncle Sam Creek Fire. The White Mountain crew is actively engaged on the northern edge, extending to the northwest corner of the fire…. Read More ›
Friday, the White Mountain Type 2 Initial Attack crew was flown in via helicopter just north of the 873-acre Uncle Sam Creek Fire (#376). Their objective is to extinguish the area of heat that was identified during a reconnaissance flight…. Read More ›
The Uncle Sam Creek Fire (#376) is currently 873 acres and is located about 19 miles east of Salcha, between Uncle Sam and McCoy creeks. This lightning-caused fire first discovered on July 3 and was initially responded to with helitack… Read More ›
Salcha Group Fires Map on July 11, 2025. View printable PDF of map This will be the last update for the Salcha Group Fires unless significant change occurs. These fires remain unstaffed due to higher priority fires threatening communities and… Read More ›
Salcha Group Fires Map on July 10, 2025. View printable PDF of map These fires remain unstaffed due to higher priority fires threatening communities and infrastructure in the region. They will continue to be monitored by air and ground resources…. Read More ›
Salcha Group Fires Map on July 9, 2025. View printable PDF of map Plans to staff this fire with a Type 3 incident management team have been altered due to higher priority fires that threaten communities and infrastructure. These fires… Read More ›
Click for printable PDF map An increase in activity on fires burning in the Salcha River corridor triggered the request for an Incident Management Team to take command of three Division of Forestry incidents. Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team… Read More ›
Uncle Sam Creek Fire (#376) Acres: 900 Firefighting resources assigned to the Uncle Sam Creek Fire (#376) have been reallocated to other fires due to higher priorities and needs. Despite the increase in acreage, fire behavior has moderated due to increased… Read More ›
Uncle Sam Creek Fire (#376): 388 Acres Significant fire activity was reported on the Uncle Sam Creek Fire last night, with single tree torching in black spruce and mixed hardwoods. Helicopter bucket operations were used to slow fire spread. Fire managers… Read More ›
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