Smoke from the Ikpikpuk Fire is seen on June 23 in this satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. (Image provided by Ben Jones/University of Alaska Fairbanks) A lightning-sparked fire that has burned ...

Earlier this summer, Interior Alaska wildfires were so widespread, Fairbanks resident Nettie La Belle-Hamer had to prepare a go-box in case the flames encroached too closely on her home. La ...

One person did not make it out of a Thanksgiving home fire in Eek, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Pyrocumulonimbus cloud / smoke from the MacDonald fire south of Fairbanks, Alaska, which ignited on June 8, 2024. The fire ...

GROTON — Local firefighters have been sent to Alaska to battle a significant wildfire in the far northwestern state as part of a 20-person crew organized by the Massachusetts Department of ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have downgraded the state to Preparedness Level 3 (PL3) as of Wednesday morning. Aug. 18 - 7:45 a.m. Crews are still working on the ...

Alaska wildfires burned more than 1 million acres this year, putting the 2025 season at about the average for recent decades. Alaska fire seasons of more than 1 million acres have become more frequent ...

ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - Late-season wildfires during one of the driest summers on record in Anchorage have destroyed homes, forced evacuations, closed roads and schools and poured sometimes-dangerous ...

Eds: UPDATES: Updates headline. With AP Photos. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- After tidal surges and high winds from the remnants of a rare typhoon caused extensive damage to homes along Alaska's western ...

Palmer Fire & Rescue announced the death of Chief Chad Cameron on Tuesday, sharing news of his passing and honoring his service to the community.

A lightning-sparked fire that has burned about 2,000 acres of Arctic Alaska tundra is the biggest wildfire on the North Slope in eight years. The Ikpikpuk Fire, which bears the name of a 195-mile ...