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Another fire in the area, the #BootleggerFire (#236) was gridded and no sources of heat were found yesterday. Those smokejumpers will be transported off of the fire today. The #ShortcutFire (#322), south of Long Lake near Hay Slough continues to have six smokejumpers working to mop up areas of heat. Overall, fire managers are monitoring 34 other fires in the Tanana Zone and will staff those fires if conditions warrant.
Fire Status Updates for June 25 2025 for fires followed by BakersRelay. NOTE: Fire info could be several hours old.
#RoundaboutComplex
#RichardsFire Actively In Work
#MoldyFire Unstaffed
#CaribouFire Structure Protection
#NewCottonwoodFire Actively In Work
#TwelvemileLakeFire Acres 14,420
#LakeGeorgeFire Acres 200
#SandLakeFire Acres 2,856
#NenanaRidgeComplex Acres 6,430
#BonanzaCreekFire Acres 2,165
#GoldstreamCreekFire Acres 4,265
#OskawalikFire Acres 1,779 Cont. 60%
#NelchinaGlacierFire Acres 2,525 Cont. Uknown
#7MileLookoutFire Acres 1,373 Contain. Unknown
#TokRiverFire Acres 314 Contain. Unknown
#TractorTrailFire Acres 40 Contain. Unknown
#RiverTrailFire Acres 19,938 Contain. Unknown
#TheRidgelineFire Acres 4,584 Contain. Unknown
#LakeMansfieldFire Acres 688 Contain. Unknown
#NinetyeightFire Decreasing activity
Tanana Zone
#LushFire Actively In Work
#ElephantFire Actively In Work
#ShortcutFire Actively In Work
#BootleggerFire Actively In Work
#HayFire Actively In Work
#PtarmiganComplex Acres 3,800
#TurtleFire Monitor Status
#DeadwoodFire Contained/controlled
#KetchemFire Contained/controlled
#AlligatorFire Acres 1,100
#BirchFire Acres 2,700
#LittleMosquitoFire Monitor Status
#BearCreek Acres 26,047
#SaintGeorgeCreekFire Acres 11,500
Fires No longer followed by BakersRelay
#NakochelikFire Contained, demobilized
#2025AlaskaFireSeason #LushFire #BootleggerFire #ElephantFire #HayFire
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…Fire managers continue to monitor the Elephant Fire (#225) and the Hay Fire (#257) with an eye toward possibly staffing these fires when the appropriate resources become available. The Elephant Fire is lightning-caused and is about 15 miles south of Rampart west of Elephant Mountain. The Hay Fire is also lightning-caused and is about a mile south of Long Lake. Both fires began last week during an intense period of fire activity across the state.
#2025AlaskaFireSeason #LushFire #BootleggerFire #ElephantFire #HayFire
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Firefighters make progress on 3 fires in the Tanana Zone
BY BLM ALASKA FIRE SERVICE on JUNE 23, 2025
Firefighters assigned to the Lush Fire (#199)
continue working to protect structures and allotments on the north side of the Yukon River across from the community of Rampart, as the weather shifts to a cooler, wetter trend over the next few days.
Smokejumpers, the BLM Midnight Sun Hotshots, North Star Fire Crew, SES Fire K-River Crew #1, and Mooseheart Crew are clearing defensible space around Alaska Native allotments, structures, and a cultural camp in the area. They have installed hoses, sprinklers and pumps around structures as well.
Elsewhere in the Tanana Zone, six smokejumpers responded to a new start Sunday about 15 miles southeast of Tanana. The Shortcut Fire (#322) is burning south of Long Lake near Hay Slough. Firefighters are cutting firebreaks around an Alaska Native allotment in the area for point protection. The weather forecast calls for an 80% chance of wetting rains in the area today.
Five smokejumpers are finishing their work on the Bootlegger Fire (#236), which is on the north side of the Yukon River east of Ruby. The fire is still about 3 acres. Firefighters are identifying any remaining hotspots around the fire’s edge today and putting them out.
https://akfireinfo.com/2025/06/23/firefighters-make-progress-on-3-fires-in-the-tanana-zone/
#BootleggerFire #2025AlaskaFireSeason
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…This strategy prioritizes firefighter safety and the protection of critical sites while ensuring resources remain available for higher-priority wildfires elsewhere in densely populated communities. Others fires are burning in areas that would normally get a response if more firefighters were available.
With firefighting resources stretched thin, local, federal and state agencies are working together to prioritize responses where firefighter and public safety are most at risk and are coordinating closely to share resources. In addition, the Alaska Preparedness Level was elevated today to Level 4 (on a scale of 1 to 5).
On Saturday, 28 new fires were reported following a week of widespread thunderstorms and persistent hot, dry conditions. As of this morning, 278 wildfires have burned approximately 101,000 acres with many evacuations in various communities around the Interior. Twenty-one of those fires are currently staffed. Two jets with four firefighting crews each are arriving in Fairbanks in the next two days. More crews are being requested to join the effort in Alaska.
#BootleggerFire #2025AlaskaFireSeason
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BY BLM ALASKA FIRE SERVICE on JUNE 22, 2025
Elsewhere in the Tanana Zone, five smokejumpers are working to put out the Bootlegger Fire (#236), which is on the north side of the Yukon River east of Ruby.
The fire was started by lightning on Thursday. It is about 3 acres. Initial attack consisted of aircraft dropping water on the fire to slow its spread because other firefighting resources were unavailable at the time. Smokejumpers were reassigned to the fire Saturday and have it 30 % contained. They were aided by a helicopter, which dropped water on the fire throughout the day.
Fire managers are monitoring other fires that are burning south of Rampart in Limited Management Option Areas, which allow wildfires to fulfill their natural ecological role unless they pose a threat to life or property. If a fire endangers values at risk – such as cabins, fish camps or allotments – firefighters may be mobilized to protect those values without fully suppressing the fire..
https://akfireinfo.com/2025/06/22/community-meeting-about-lush-fire-planned-for-today-in-rampart/
