Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service, providing wildland fire suppression across Alaska's federal and Native lands.
A small wildfire was reported near Wrangell on Friday night
Alaska 511 listed a new wildfire investigation near Sandy Beach in Southeast Alaska, discovered Friday night at 8:29 p.m. and still recorded at 0.00 acres, with cause and any threat to structures undetermined.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
As the world burns, Alaska stays cool — a regional weather quirk
Alaska is having one of its quietest, coolest summers as Spokane and Europe face record heat and fire — a regional weather quirk, even as the Arctic hits record-low sea ice.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
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 2mo ago2 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI