#oskawalikfire — Public Fediverse posts

#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireStatus

🔥 #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: 100%

📢 Traveler & Public Safety Alerts

🚧 Expect traffic restrictions along highways near active fire zones — watch for firefighting operations and pilot-car systems. Check 511.alaska.gov for real time road closures and conditions.

 🛟 Stay safe: Register for alerts, keep a go-kit, prepare defensible space, and avoid travel in affected areas.

⚠️ Do not operate drones in fire areas! Flying drones or UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) within or near wildfires could cause injury or death to firefighters and hamper their ability to protect lives, property, and resources. If you fly, we can’t!

📍 For live maps, alerts & updates visit akfireinfo.com

📞 Local authorities and borough emergency services are coordinating shelters and evacuations.

https://akfireinfo.com/2025/07/08/alaska-division-of-forestry-wildfire-roundup-2025/

#2025AlasksFireSeason #FireStatus
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Other Active Fires

🔥 #BirchLakeFire (#309) – Location: Southeast of Salcha – Discovered: 06/21/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 73 – Containment: 77%

🔥 #UncleSamCreek (#376) – Location: Near McCoy Creek – Cause: Lightning – Discovered: 07/03/2025 – Acres: 338 – Containment: 0%

🔥 #TokRiverFire (#289) – Location: Southwest of Tok – Cause: Lightning – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Acres: 327 – 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: 100%

📢 Traveler & Public Safety Alerts

🚧 Expect traffic restrictions along highways near active fire zones — watch for firefighting operations and pilot-car systems. Check https://511.alaska.gov/ for real time road closures and conditions.

 🛟 Stay safe: Register for alerts, keep a go-kit, prepare defensible space, and avoid travel in affected areas.

⚠️ Do not operate drones in fire areas! Flying drones or UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) within or near wildfires could cause injury or death to firefighters and hamper their ability to protect lives, property, and resources. If you fly, we can’t!

📍 For live maps, alerts & updates visit https://akfireinfo.com

https://akfireinfo.com/2025/07/07/alaska-division-of-forestry-wildfire-roundup-2025/

#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireStatus
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🔥#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%

📢 Traveler & Public Safety Alerts

🚧 Expect traffic restrictions along highways near active fire zones — watch for firefighting operations and pilot-car systems. Check https://511.alaska.gov/ for real time road closures and conditions.

 🛟 Stay safe: Register for alerts, keep a go-kit, prepare defensible space, and avoid travel in affected areas.

⚠️ Do not operate drones in fire areas! Flying drones or UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) within or near wildfires could cause injury or death to firefighters and hamper their ability to protect lives, property, and resources. If you fly, we can’t!

📍 For live maps, alerts & updates visit https://akfireinfo.com

📞 Local authorities and borough emergency services are coordinating shelters and evacuations.

https://akfireinfo.com/2025/07/06/alaska-division-of-forestry-wildfire-roundup-2025/

#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireStatus
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🔥 #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/

#2025AlaskaFireSeason #OskawalikFire

Intermittent rain showers over the fire area help firefighters increase containment on the Oskawalik Fire (#122)

BY ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION on JULY 1, 2025

Rainfall and cooler temperatures across the fire area yesterday allowed firefighters to make good progress on increasing containment to 85% while securing the fire line on the 1,779-acre Oskawalik Fire, 4 miles south of Crooked Creek. As the fire perimeter becomes more secure, the crews will shift their attention to the mop up process looking for any residual heat or potential threats to the secured line.

As crews continue to meet suppression objectives, they will begin to assemble gear no longer needed on the fire line and back haul the supplies to the Crooked Creek airstrip for demobilization. Once the equipment is removed from the fire line it will be inspected and repaired and placed back in the fire warehouse for other incidents at what time it will be deployed to meet the needs of the firefighters on the ground...

Fire activities may continue to be visible to the community of Crooked Creek as aviation assigned to the fire assists with the demobilization of crews and supplies to the Crooked Creek airstrip while boats assigned to the fire will continue to shuttle firefighters along the Kuskokwim River corridor as they patrol for hot spots and secure the fire line.

https://akfireinfo.com/2025/07/01/intermittent-rain-showers-over-the-fire-area-help-firefighters-increase-containment-on-the-oskawalik-fire-122/

#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireSummary
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🔥 #7MileLookoutFire (#222) – Southern Area Grey Team
Location: Southwest of Tok – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 3,101 – Containment: 0%

🔥 #NenanaRidgeComplex – Georgia Type 3 IMT
Location: 20 miles southwest of Fairbanks, AK – Discovered: 06/19/2025
#BonanzaCreekFire (#238) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 2,165 Containment: 0%
#GoldstreamCreekFire (#270) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 6,088– Containment: 0%
⚠️ Level 1, 2 and 3 (READY, SET, GO!) evacuations in effect

🔥 Twelvemile Lake Group – Idaho Type 3 IMT
Location: Northeast of Delta Junction – Discovered: 06/19/2025
#TwelvemileLakeFire (#220) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 18,744 – Containment: 0%
#SandLakeFire (#292) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 4,893 – Containment: 0%

🔥 #NelchinaGlacierFire (#226)
Location: Glenn Highway near milepost 128 – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 3,800 – Containment: 0%

🔥 #BirchLakeFire (#309)
Location: Southeast of Salcha – Discovered: 06/21/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 77 – Containment: 0%

Other Active Fires

🔥 #TokRiverFire (#289) – Cause: Lightning – 🔎 Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Acres: 277 – 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%

#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireSummary
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🔥 #7MileLookoutFire (#222) – Southern Area Grey Team
Location: Southwest of Tok – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 3,099 – Containment: 0%

🔥 #NenanaRidgeComplex – Georgia Type 3 IMT
Location: 20 miles southwest of Fairbanks, AK – Discovered: 06/19/2025
#BonanzaCreekFire (#238) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 2,165 Containment: 0%
#GoldstreamCreekFire (#270) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 4,265– Containment: 0%
⚠️ Level 1, 2 and 3 (READY, SET, GO!) evacuations in effect

🔥 Twelvemile Lake Group – Idaho Type 3 IMT
Location: Northeast of Delta Junction – Discovered: 06/19/2025
#TwelvemileLakeFire (#220) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 14,420 – Containment: 0%
#SandLakeFire (#292) – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 2,856 – Containment: 0%

🔥 #NelchinaGlacierFire (#226)
Location: Glenn Highway near milepost 128 – Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 3,289 – Containment: 0%

🔥 #BirchLakeFire (#309)
Location: Southeast of Salcha – Discovered: 06/21/2025 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 93 – Containment: 0%

Other Active Fires

🔥 #TokRiverFire (#289) – Cause: Lightning – 🔎 Discovered: 06/19/2025 – Acres: 132 – 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: 75%

#2025AlaskaFireSeason #FireSummary

#OskawalikFire (#122) reaches 75% containment. Crews continuing to grid and begin backhauling operations - BY ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION on JUNE 26, 2025

Retardant aircraft help mitigate fire growth to the northeast on #NelchinaGlacierFire - BY ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION on JUNE 26, 2025

No recent growth on the #NinetyeightFire - BY BLM ALASKA FIRE SERVICE on JUNE 26, 2025

Cooler, wetter weather continues to moderate fire behavior on the #LushFire (#199) - BY BLM ALASKA FIRE SERVICE on JUNE 26, 2025

Recent weather pattern helps to moderate #PtarmiganComplex fires - BY BLM ALASKA FIRE SERVICE on JUNE 26, 2025

https://akfireinfo.com/2025/06/26/recent-weather-pattern-helps-to-moderate-ptarmigan-complex-fires/

#2025AlaskaFireSeason

Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the #OskawalikFire (#122) 9 miles south of Crooked Creek

BY ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION on JUNE 25, 2025

The Oskawalik Fire, is currently estimated at 1,800 acres and 70% contained. The fire, located just south of Crooked Creek, has shown minimal growth over the past 24 hours.

Crews are focused on securing the fire’s edge and putting out any remaining hot spots. On the west side of the fire, two crews have continued working towards each other, while a third is working from the fire’s starting point toward the west flank. Their goal is to maintain a 50-foot buffer zone around the fire—currently, no heat is threatening to breach containment lines. As fire activity slows, crews have also begun backhauling equipment that’s no longer needed to help restore the area and minimize any lasting impact from suppression efforts.

The safety of firefighters and nearby communities remains the top priority. Residents are urged to stay updated through official channels and avoid entering the fire area.

#AKwx @AlaskaWx

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

https://akfireinfo.com/2025/06/24/incident-management-team-takes-command-of-the-bear-creek-fire-and-saint-george-creek-fire/

#2025AlaskaFireSeason #OskawalikFire
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1,779-acre Oskawalik Fire reaches 60% containment because of crew’s hard work

BY ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION on JUNE 24, 2025

With the help of cooler weather patterns and strong efforts from hand crews, containment has reached 60% on the Oskawalik Fire (#122), burning 9 miles south Crooked Creek in southwest Alaska.

No new fire growth was reported overnight. Crews, with help from air support, are actively securing the fires perimeter. Primary focus of operations is gridding for hot spots and working to attain a 50-foot buffer zone from the fire’s edge. Taking advantage of continued cooler, wetter weather forecast, crews will continue to work towards securing the fire’s perimeter and increasing containment.

Currently the fire poses no threat to public or structures however smoke make still be visible to residents in the area. Officials are monitoring the situation closely and will issue updates if conditions change.

https://akfireinfo.com/2025/06/24/1779-acre-oskawalik-fire-reaches-60-containment-because-of-crews-hard-work/

#AKwx @AlaskaWx

Fire Status Updates for June 24 2025 for fires followed by BakersRelay. NOTE: Fire info could be several hours old.

#BirchLakeFire 100 A 20% C
#SquareLakeFire 57 A 90% C
#MonteCristoFire 200 A 25% C
#PtarmiganComplex 10,000 A Unknown C
#TwelvemileLakeFire 13,907 A Unknown C
#LakeGeorgeFire 200 A Unknown C
#SandLakeFire 2.856 A Unknown C
#OskawalikFire 1,779 A 35% C
#NelchinaGlacierFire 2,525 A Unknown C
#BonanzaCreekFire 1,599 A Unknown C
#GoldstreamCreekFire 4,265 A Unknown C
#LushFire Unknown A Unknown C
#ShortcutFire Unknown A Unknown C
#ElephantFire Pending Staffing
#HayFire Pending Staffing
#HimalayaRoadFire 3,320 A Unknown C
#AggieCreekFire 922 A Unknown C
#WashingtonCreekFire 20 A Unknown C
#BearCreekFire Unknown A Unknown C
#SaintGeorgeCreekFire 2,675 A Unknown C

Most Fire info is updated around 6:00 pm EDT

https://akfireinfo.com/category/active-wildland-fire/

#2025AlaskaFireSeason #OskawalikFire #AKwx

Crews increase containment to 35% on the 1,779-acre Oskawalik Fire as they continue to mop up and patrol the fire’s perimeter

BY ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION on JUNE 23, 2025

The Oskawalik Fire (#122), burning 9 miles south of Crooked Creek continues to stay within the fire perimeter because of the diligence and hard work by firefighters assigned. The fire showed very little growth over the past day allowing fire managers the opportunity to increase containment to 35%.

The 64 firefighters on the incident will continue to mop up and patrol the fire perimeter with pumps and hose lays while being supported from the air by water dropping helicopters. As firefighters increase containment over the next few days, fire managers will begin to right size the firefighting operation and will begin releasing crews to other incidents throughout the state.

Smoke from the fire area may still be visible to the residents of Crooked River and people using the Kuskokwim River corridor, currently, the fire poses no threat to the public or structures near the fire.

https://akfireinfo.com/2025/06/23/crews-increase-containment-to-35-on-the-1779-acre-oskawalik-fire-as-they-continue-to-mop-up-and-patrol-the-fires-perimeter/

#AKwx @AlaskaWx

Fire Status Updates for June 23 2025 for fires followed by BakersRelay. NOTE: Fire info could be several hours old.

ALASKA
#HimalayaRoadFire ACRES: 1,868 Contain: unk
#TwelveMileLakeFire ACRES 6,221 Contain: Unk
#LakeGeorgeFire ACRES UNK Cont. Unk
#SandLakeFire ACRES UNK Cont.
#TheSevenMileLookoutFire ACRES 1,500 Con. Unk
#BonanzaCreekFire ACRES: 1599 Contain: unknown
#NinetyeightFire ACRES: 800 Contain: unknown
#WolverineComplex ACRES: 1,000 Contain: unk
#KechumstukCreekFire ACRES: 4,201 Contain: unk
#MarshallMountainFire: ACRES: 300 Contain: unk
#BearCreekFire: ACRES: 21,210 Contain: Unk
#SaintGeorgeCreekFire ACRES 285 Contain: Unk
#BonnifieldCreekFire ACRES 2675 Contain. Unk
#AggieCreekFire ACRES 934 Contain: Unknown
#GilmoreTrailFire ACRES 15.5 Contain: Unknown
#GoldstreamCreekFire ACRES 80s Cont. Unknown
#TokRiverFire ACRES unknown Contain. Unknown
#OskawalikFire ACRES 1,779 Contain. Unk
#NelchinaGlacierFire ACRES 750 Contain. Unk
#LushFire ACRES Unk Con. Unk
#Bootlegger ACRES Unk Con. Unk
#McCoyCreekFire Contained, being monitored.
#WashintonCreekFire ACRES 5.7 Contain. Unknown
#TurtleFire and #IkheenijikFire ACRES 7000 con unk
#AlligatorFire - ACRES 300 Contain. 25%
#DeadwoodFire - mopping up
#McArthurCreekFire Being monitored
#RidgelineFire Being monitored
#LadueRiverFire Being monitored
#RiverTrailFire Being monitored
#KetchemFire -
#LittleMosquitoFire -

Fire info from: https://akfireinfo.com/2025/06/22/alaska-type-3-team-assumes-command-of-fires-burning-near-central-circle/

Typically updated at 6:00 pm EDT daily

#OskawalikFire #2025AlaskaFireSeason

Type 4 incident commander assumes command of the Oskawalik Fire today as fire activity is reduced from hard work on the ground

BY ALASKA DFFP on JUNE 22, 2025

The 1,779 acre Oskawalik Fire (#122), 9 miles south of Crooked Creek along the Kuskokwim River, exhibited very little growth over the past 24 hours allowing fire crews the opportunity to increase containment to 35%.

This morning, as containment efforts were met over the past few days and the fire complexity has been reduced, the current Type 3 organization managing the fire will turn the fire over to a Type 4 incident commander. The transfer of command will allow a smaller contingency of firefighters and fire managers to stay on scene will freeing up vital resources to be reassigned to other, more active fires across the Interior.

Today, the 70 firefighters assigned to the incident will continue to utilize a full suppression strategy while improving the containment lines that have successfully been constructed around the perimeter of the fire. As crews secure the fire line with hose lays, they will begin to utilize those hose lays to conduct mop up operations using water and hand tools as they look for any residual heat that may pose a threat to containment lines.

Smoke from the fire area may still be visible to the residents of Crooked River and people using the Kuskokwim River, but at this time, the fire poses no threat to the public or structures near the fire.