Alaska wildfire News

Alaska Wildfire Destroys 51 Homes, 3 Businesses

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A wildfire burning north of Anchorage, Alaska, has destroyed 51 homes and three businesses, officials said Friday. Another 84 buildings between the communities of Willow and Talkeetna, about 70 miles north of the state’s largest city, also …

Alaska Wildfire Nearly Doubles in Size

A fire burning on military land near Fairbanks, Alaska, has nearly doubled in size since Sunday, but is not being actively fought since there’s no threat to people or resources. The Dry Creek Fire is estimated to be about 25,000 …