Fire & Rescue

JIC is located in the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Services Building on Fort Wainwright

Fire crews anticipate the potential for new fires and rapid fire growth as fire activity remains high across Alaska

FFD and mutual agencies respond to multiple calls that included structure fires, brush fires, and EMS calls.

University Fire Department along with several other fire departments across the borough contained a fire behind the old Monson Motel.

The Fairbanks Fire Department is on track to respond to a record number of calls this year. According to Fairbanks Firefighters Union President, Nick Clark, the department receives 19 calls a day on average which is around 17,000 calls a year.

UPDATE: Alaska State Troopers and State Fire Marshals arrested 17-year-old Jamison Gallion on Thursday for a string of arsons in the communities of Two Rivers and Pleasant Valley outside of Fairbanks. Troopers said the 17-year-old is charged with burning down multiple structures on Chena Hot Springs Road since May 2021.

The popular Two Rivers Lodge at mile 16 Chena Hot Springs Road burned to the ground early Monday morning. Fire departments did not respond to the fire because the building was outside of the fire service area.

Less than 24 hours after a fire suspected to be arson destroyed a vacant commercial building near mile-10 of Chena Hot Springs Road, a second building was burned. Firefighters from the North Star Volunteer Fire Department responded to a residential building burning near mile-12 of Chena Hot Springs Road just after midnight on Thursday morning. The building was unoccupied and destroyed in the fire.

Alaska State Troopers and State Fire Marshals responded to the fire to conduct an investigation. The deputy fire marshal determined the fire was incendiary and are investigating it as an arson.

The Munson Creek Fire near Chena Hot Springs has seen increased activity due to recent weather trends.

According to Alaska State Troopers a fire in the community of Two River/Pleasant Valley over the weekend has been determined to be an arson. Grange Hall on Grange Hall Road burned to the ground in the early morning hours of Saturday.

The Fairbanks Airport Police and Fire Department has a new chief. Roger Stevener took over as chief earlier this month after serving as the deputy chief since 2018. He has been with the department since 2008.

The Alaska Division of Nature Resources (DNR) - Division of Forestry (DOF) is currently responding to an estimated 5-acre wildfire near Weston Drive and Yankovich Road in west Fairbanks.

The Munson Creek Fire’s evacuation level has been reduced.

Just east of Fairbanks, Alaska are the communities of Two Rivers and Pleasant Valley. Over the last few months, life has been anything but pleasant for residents of the area as a serial arsonist has tormented them. The Alaska State Troopers have identified five fires as arsons and are investigating others. Just this weekend there were two fires in the community.

After a period of cooler weather, temperatures have risen again in the interior, causing the Munson Creek Fire outside of Fairbanks to grow more active. The fire, burning at the end of Chena Hot Springs Road is currently estimated at nearly 37,000 acres.

Headquartered at Fort Wainwright, the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center allocates resources from around the state to ensure that those fighting wildland fires have the tools they need to protect lives and property.

The Pike’s Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks is offering a free place to stay, as well as food for employees and guests of Chena Hot Springs resort while a level three "go" evacuation is in effect.

As of Tuesday afternoon no structures had been damaged or destroyed due to fire and both guests and employees of the resort to KTVF that they felt safe and free to leave at any point.

The city of Nenana, around 50 miles south of Fairbanks just got two of the newest ambulances in the state. The Nenana Volunteer Fire/EMS Department was able to purchase the vehicles with a State and Federal granted funded by COVID-19 aid money.

Sunday afternoon Alaska State Forestry and the Fairbanks North Star Borough have issued a Level 3 Evacuation is in effect for the following area(s): CHSR east of Milepost 48. A Level 3 Evacuation means “GO” Evacuate NOW LEAVE IMMEDIATELY!

An Alaska Division of Forestry firefighter was seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover accident Saturday as he drove to the Munson Creek Fire near Chena Hot Springs east of Fairbanks.

A wildfire burning near Chena Hot Springs Resort around 50 miles outside of Fairbanks has died down due to cooler weather and a light rain. The Munson Creek Fire is around one mile away from the resort and one to two miles away from Chena Hot Springs Road near the Angel Rocks trailhead.

With temperatures high and the smell of smoke already in the air, we head into 4th of July weekend -- commonly celebrated with camping, barbeques, and fireworks. But it's especially important this year to know the regulations currently in place to prevent the spread of fires this holiday weekend.

A wild fire burning near Chena Hot Springs Resort has seen a large increase in activity. The Munson Creek fire burning around 4 miles south of the resort has grown to an estimated 5,000 to 8,000 acres.

Employees from the Kinross Fort Knox Gold Mine are at the Fairbanks Fire Training Center as part of an emergency response class. The employees are members of the volunteer Emergency Response Team at the mine.

A wildfire off of Brock Road near North Pole has nearly been contained. According to Division of Forestry Public Information Officer Tim Mowry, the fire was reported Sunday afternoon and quickly grew from a half acre to over 20 acres.

The Alaska Division of Forestry is currently battling a 50-acre wildland fire in the area of North Pole, named the Brock Road Fire, that is believed to be human caused.

The Alaska Division of Forestry has initiated a burn permit suspension due to concerns of increased wildfire potential.

The Haystack fire is headed towards containment due to the efforts of fire service personnel.