Starry Fire near Anderson hit 70% containment Friday as rain moves in, dropping evacuation status from GO to READY.

Two lightning fires near Ruby have burned 1,260 acres combined, drawing elite crews from Alaska and Montana who are using a rain window to secure containment lines before conditions shift.

Smokejumpers deployed to a new holdover fire near Allakaket as fire managers warn the Kenai Peninsula faces the highest fire danger heading into the July 4 weekend.
