About 200 firefighters are battling the wildfire     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Fire officials have increased the number of structures lost in a fire burning north of Anchorage from 50 to 80. Officials have not said how many of ...

Anchorage air quality was listed as “unhealthy”     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska officials have closed some forest lands to all uses as a wildfire approached the Chugach National Forest. The Anchorage Daily News reported Sunday that smoke from ...

Temporary evacuations for fire near Anchorage     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Firefighters from Oregon and Alaska continue to work a wildfire that sent a large plume of smoke over Alaska’s largest city. The fire was at 30 percent contained ...

Fire was 80 percent contained within two hours     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire caused some temporary evacuations Tuesday in Alaska’s largest city. The fire created a large plume of smoke those rose over Anchorage and ...

Level 2 warning as Shovel Creek fire burns     FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Fairbanks, Alaska, emergency officials have issued evacuation warnings to some residents as the Shovel Creek wildfire burns nearby. On Sunday, just after midnight, the Fairbanks North ...

A look back at the 2018 wildfire season     Harrison Leahy – North Star Fire Crew 2018

The forest averages 15 to 20 fires per year   KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The country’s largest national forest saw an increase in wildfires in 2018. The U.S. Forest Service responded to 32 wildfires this year in Alaska’s Tongass National ...

Applies to those working for Alaska Fire Service   FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — People wanting to fight wildfires in Alaska will have to submit to a medical examination before working for the federal government’s Alaska Fire Service. The new requirement ...

Firefighters gain control of western and southern edges   SOLDOTNA, Alaska (AP) — A fire in Alaska grew to more than 2 square miles (5.18 sq. kilometers) over the weekend Firefighters were able to get the western and southern edges ...

Fire near Tok has burned 1.2 square miles   ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A wildfire off the Alaska Highway has grown but has not caused traffic delays. The Alaska Division of Forestry says the fire is estimated at 1.2 square ...