44 firefighters continue working on four staffed fires within the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection’s Coastal Region in the Mat-Su and Southwest Areas. Fire activity remained limited across Southcentral and Southwest Alaska this week. With increased containment on staffed… 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 ›
A lightning event over the Solstice weekend resulted in multiple new fire starts across Southwest Alaska. Updates on each incident are provided below: Takotna Fire (#264) While flying a cargo mission to the Nixon Fire (#227) on Sunday, June 21,… Read More ›
8:30 PM – The Vanderpool Fire (#256) is currently 10 acres. Two tankers out of Palmer successfully established a retardant line around approximately 75% of the fire. The remaining 25% is located in a marshy area where fire spread is… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 