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#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireStatus
#7MileLookoutFire crews focus on remaining hotspots and equipment removal
BY 2025 7 MILE LOOKOUT FIRE on AUGUST 5, 2025
“…Operations: As suppression efforts begin to wind down on the 7 Mile Lookout Fire, crews remain focused on securing the fire perimeter and preparing for the eventual removal of equipment. Firefighters from Tanana Chiefs Type 2 Initial Attack, Gannett Glacier Type 2 Initial Attack, Pioneer Peak Hotshots, and North Star Crew continue working along 7 Mile Lookout Road. Their focus continues to be on piling and burning hazard trees and woody debris to widen containment lines and reduce the risk of future fire spread, particularly in areas with lingering heat in deep duff layers.Crews also conducted multiple test burns between two previously burned sections on the southern perimeter to remove remaining black spruce and unburned fuels. However, due to high humidity and recent scattered rain showers, fuels under the canopy remained too wet to carry fire effectively. These burns produced limited results.On Tuesday, firefighters will shift to the southeast corner of the fire to continue piling trees, stacking logs, eliminating remaining hot spots, and reinforcing firelines…”
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#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireStatus
Crews focus on mop-up with drone support on the #7MileLookoutFire
BY 2025 7 MILE LOOKOUT FIRE on AUGUST 1, 2025
“…Operations:
A test fire was conducted Thursday on unburned interior fuels along the eastern edge of the 7 Mile Lookout Fire. However, high humidity limited fire behavior and prevented a clean, complete burnout. Firefighters will continue to monitor conditions and test fuel moisture in preparation for a full burnout operation when conditions allow.The Tanana Chiefs T2IA, Pioneer Peak IHC, Gannett Glacier T2IA, and North Star Fire Crews are cutting and piling fire-weakened trees to reduce hazards and prevent reignition from smoldering duff layers. Along the southern perimeter near 7 Mile Lookout Road, crews are gridding for hot spots, conducting mop-up, and using folding tanks and hose lines to saturate deep-burning fuels. Piled debris will be burned in place, and drones are assisting in detecting lingering heat to reinforce containment lines on the southern and western flanks.
Although cooler and wetter conditions are forecasted as fall approaches, fire season is not yet over. A drying trend may still return, and firefighters remain focused on completing suppression objectives while the operational window remains open…”
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#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireStatus
Hard work pays off as crews begin burnout operations on the #7MileLookoutFire
BY 2025 7 MILE LOOKOUT FIRE on JULY 29, 2025
“Today, fire crews will work to extinguish hot spots throughout the area, and continue removing vegetation adjacent to the remaining control lines around the fire perimeter. If fuels continue to dry, fire managers plan to ignite the remaining unburned vegetation along the 7 Mile Lookout Access Road, and continue burning around the southern and eastern side of the fire. Once the burnis complete, firefighters will continue mop up operations.
“Torching on the 7 Mile Lookout Fire
If the burnout goes forward, smoke will likely be visible from Tok and along the Tok Cutoff of the Glenn Highway. Drivers should monitor current road conditions and possible travel delays at 511.alaska.gov. Use caution when traveling in areas with reduced visibility and expect smoke.” -
#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireSeason
Firefighters prepare for burnout operation on 7 Mile Lookout Fire; burn may be lit Sunday
BY 2025 #7MileLookoutFire on JULY 26, 2025“…Today, fire crews will complete final preparations for the planned burnout operation. If weather conditions allow, fire managers could proceed with the full burnout operation as early as Sunday. Then fire managers plan to ignite vegetation between the 7 Mile Lookout Access Road and the bulldozer line south of Eagle Trail and the fire’s edge. This strategic burnout operation will allow fire managers to guide the fire safely down to established control lines, rather than risk unpredictable flare-ups from heat pockets. By directing the fire’s movement, crews can maintain control and reduce the threat to nearby communities. Once the burn is complete, firefighters will continue mop up operations…”
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#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireStatus
2/3
🔥 Bear Creek Group – Northern Rockies IMT8
Location: 14 miles NW of Healy – Discovered: 06/19/2025
#BearCreekFire (#237) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 30,988 – Containment: 23%
#SaintGeorgeCreekFire (#246) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 42,208 – Containment: 0%
⚠️ Level 1, 2 and 3 (READY, SET, GO!) evacuations in effect🔥 #7MileLookoutFire (#222)
Location: Southwest of Tok – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 3,924 – Containment: 55%🔥 Twelvemile Lake Group
Location: Northeast of Delta Junction – Discovered: 06/19/2025
#TwelvemileLakeFire (#220) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 24,027 – Containment: 0%
#SandLakeFire (#292) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 6,294 – Containment: 0%🔥 #NelchinaGlacierFire (#226)
Location: Glenn Highway near milepost 128 – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 3,920 – Containment: 12%Other Active Fires
🔥 #BirchLakeFire (#309) – Location: Southeast of Salcha – Discovered: 06/21/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 73 – Containment: 82%
🔥 #UncleSamCreek (#376) – Location: Near McCoy Creek – Cause: Lightning – Discovered: 07/03/2025 – Acres: 685 – Containment: 0%
🔥 #MonteCristoFire (#319) – Location: 12 miles south of river mile 48 of the Salcha River – Cause: Lightning – Discovered: 07/03/2025 – Acres: 6,758 – Containment: 0%
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#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireStatus
2/3🔥 Bear Creek Group – Northern Rockies IMT8
Location: 14 miles NW of Healy – Discovered: 06/19/2025
#BearCreekFire (#237) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 30,988 – Containment: 17%
#SaintGeorgeCreekFire (#246) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 42,208 – Containment: 17%
⚠️ Level 1, 2 and 3 (READY, SET, GO!) evacuations in effect🔥 #7MileLookoutFire (#222)
Location: Southwest of Tok – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 3,841 – Containment: 54%🔥 Twelvemile Lake Group
Location: Northeast of Delta Junction – Discovered: 06/19/2025
#TwelvemileLakeFire (#220) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 24,027 – Containment: 0%
#SandLakeFire (#292) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 6,294 – Containment: 0%🔥 #NelchinaGlacierFire (#226)!
Location: Glenn Highway near milepost 128 – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 3,920 – Containment: 12%Other Active Fires
🔥 #BirchLakeFire (#309) – Location: Southeast of Salcha – Discovered: 06/21/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 73 – Containment: 82%
🔥 #UncleSamCreek (#376) – Location: Near McCoy Creek – Cause: Lightning – Discovered: 07/03/2025 – Acres: 685 – Containment: 0%
🔥 #MonteCristoFire (#319) – Location: 12 miles south of river mile 48 of the Salcha River – Cause: Lightning – Discovered: 07/03/2025 – Acres: 6,758 – Containment: 0%
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#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireStatus
2/3🔥 #7MileLookoutFire (#222) – Southern Area Grey Team
Location: Southwest of Tok – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 3,120 – Containment: 54%🔥 #TwelvemileLakeGroup – Idaho Type 3 IMT
Location: Northeast of Delta Junction – Discovered: 06/19/2025
#TwelvemileLakeFire (#220) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 18,121 – Containment: 0%
#SandLakeFire (#292) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 4,821 – Containment: 0%🔥 #NelchinaGlacierFire (#226)
Location: Glenn Highway near milepost 128 – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 4,003 – Containment: 0%Other Active Fires
#BirchLakeFire (#309) – Location: Southeast of Salcha – Discovered: 06/21/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 73 – Containment: 60%
🔥#UncleSamlCreek (#376) – Location: Near McCoy Creek – Cause: Lightning – Discovered: 07/03/2025 – Acres: 10 – Containment: 0%
🔥 #TokRiverFire (#289) – Location: Southwest of Tok – Cause: Lightning – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Acres: 325 – Containment: 38%
🔥 #LakeMansfieldFire (#282) – Location: 26.5 miles northwest of Tok – Cause: Lighting – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Acres: 688 – Containment: 0%
🔥 #OskawalikFire (#122) – Location: 9 miles south of Crooked Creek along the Kuskokwim River – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 1,779 – Containment: 80%
https://akfireinfo.com/2025/07/05/alaska-division-of-forestry-wildfire-roundup-2025/