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Conditions remain hot, dry in Yukon Flats while rain reduces activity across much of Alaska
BY BLM ALASKA FIRE SERVICE on JULY 29, 2025
“…Even the #PtarmiganComplex near Central and Circle is now seeing substantiative rainfall. Crews there are focused on backhauling equipment and completing suppression repair work, including rehabilitation of a dozer line built during efforts on the now-extinguished Deadwood Fire.
“Statewide, 405 wildfires have burned just under 1 million acres this season. In the Upper Yukon Zone, covering 51.9 million acres in northeastern Alaska, 57 fires have burned roughly 180,700 acres. Five fires were called out in the Zone Monday, while 32 remain active. The Zone also recorded 891 lightning strikes, most accompanied by rain.
“Elsewhere in BLM AFS’s protection area, which spans the northern half of Alaska, fire activity continues to taper off. The #GoldrunComplex of fires between Ambler and Kiana, the #RoundaboutComplex near Huslia, the #LushFire near Rampart, and the #NinetyeightFire north of the Salcha River southeast of Fairbanks are all wrapping up suppression efforts. Crews are backhauling gear and returning equipment to the BLM AFS Cache at Fort Wainwright.”
Conditions remain hot, dry in Yukon Flats while rain reduces activity across much of Alaska
Operations are winding down across much of Alaska as rain has reduced fire activity and the need for firefighting resources — except in eastern Alaska, where conditions remain hot and dry. Twelve B…
