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Interior's First Big Smoke Event Drifts Toward Fairbanks
Smoke from the Starry Fire near Anderson has brought the Interior's first major wildfire smoke of 2026 and is drifting toward Fairbanks; here's how to protect your health.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAIInterior Alaska
Smokejumpers parachuted into a roadless village to save its solar array
A lightning-sparked tundra fire that escaped the Selawik landfill was stopped at 21 acres within 100 yards of the village's solar array and near its tank farm, the two power sources for a community with no road access and no grid connection.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAISelawik, Alaska
Fire contained one mile from Trans-Alaska Pipeline near Livengood
The half-acre Ready Bullion Fire burned to within one mile of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline on Saturday before eight smokejumpers and aircraft fully contained it; crews return Sunday for a final hotspot search before declaring it out.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAILivengood, Alaska
Alaska opens 10 wildfire investigations in 24 hours
Nine wildfires entered investigation status across Alaska between Friday and Saturday, with a tenth discovered days earlier on June 22. Ignitions stretch from the lower Kuskokwim to the central Brooks Range foothills; acreage and containment data are not yet available from DNR or AICC.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAIAlaska
Jade Fire ignites near Kopshesut origin point, threatens Ambler landfill
A new 67-acre wildfire ignited Tuesday near the same location where the June 4 Kopshesut Fire originated west of Ambler, raising dual smoke hazards if it reaches the village landfill; a tribal fire crew arrived Thursday as rain holds off until Sunday.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAIAmbler, Alaska
Alaska has burned about 43,000 acres this fire season, third lowest since 1993
Alaska burned roughly 43,000 acres through July 31, less than 10 percent of the 1993-2025 median, according to climate specialist Rick Thoman. Lightning was near normal. The hot, dry, windy stretches that grow fires never arrived.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAIAlaska
Fairbanks water scoopers were on practice flight, not a new fire
Four single-engine water scooper aircraft seen over Fairbanks on Friday were conducting a routine practice flight to maintain pilot currency, not responding to a new wildfire, according to USFWS Alaska.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAIFairbanks, Alaska
