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BLM AFS responds to increased fire activity

BY BLM ALASKA FIRE SERVICE on AUGUST 4, 2025

“…On Monday, four BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers were dispatched to the Medicine Fire (#484) to protect a cabin along Birch Creek. The wind-driven fire was estimated at approximately 1,000 acres and exhibited active fire behavior, including torching and running through black spruce fuels. Detected by satellite imagery Monday morning, the fire is located about 17 miles southeast of Central and a mile north of the 9,600-acre Buckley Bar Fire (#264), which is part of the #PtarmiganComplex. The Medicine Fire is believed to have been ignited by lightning that touched down in the area on Sunday. Firefighters had previously visited the cabin to complete structure protection work to protect it from the Buckley Bar Fire.

“Also over the Sunday, four smokejumpers responded to the #BlackSandFire (#483), located approximately 32 miles north of Ruby, to protect a BLM-designated historic cabin. The fire, discovered Sunday, was estimated at 50 acres and is burning in a mix of spruce and tundra. The smokejumpers remain assigned to ensure continued protection of the site…”

https://akfireinfo.com/2025/08/04/blm-afs-responds-to-increased-fire-activity/