2025 Wildland Fire Information

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July 9, 2025

Bear Creek - 30,988, Containment: 17%

Saint George Creek Fire - 42,208, Containment: 0%

Total acres combined - 73,196

Personnel - 318

 

Cooler, wetter weather and high relative humidity is predicted to continue Wednesday. These favorable conditions aid firefighters who are mopping up residual heat and embers near the fires perimeter and around structures.

 

Tuesday, milder temperatures and scattered but sometimes intense rains prevailed across the fire. This trend greatly reduced fire behavior and will continue Wednesday. Thursday and throughout the weekend hotter and drier temps and lower relative humidity will return.

 

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Bear Creek Fire:

On Tuesday, firefighters made significant progress extinguishing hot embers near the Bear Creek and June Creek communities. On the northeast side of the fire, where the fire crossed the Parks Highway crews monitored the burn area for residual heat that could reignite and noticed fewer hot spots to mop up on Tuesday. This trend will continue Wednesday. Firefighters on the south and southeast section of the fire extinguished heat west of the Parks Highway and constructed handline. In the Magpie subdivision, crews improved existing dozer line and developed plans to secure the subdivision’s fiber optic cables.

 

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Saint George Creek Fire:

Wednesday, crews plan to fly in and provide structure protection close to the fire’s southeast corner near Dry Creek. On the northeast section of the fire, near Wood River, crews placed hose lays around existing firelines and improved structure protection. On the west side of the fire, firefighters widened and extended existing lines.

 

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Preparedness Level Changes:

The State of Alaska remains at Preparedness Level 5 (PL5), the highest level identified in the Alaska Preparedness Plan..

 

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Evacuation status is evaluated regularly and determined in coordination with fire managers.  

 

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Damage Assessment: 

If you own property with a structure in the Bear Creek or Saint George Creek fire areas, please contact the Denali Borough Office at (907) 378-7985. While specific damage assessment details are slowly being received, providing your property and structure information will assist in identifying and notifying affected properties.

Damage assessment remains a priority for the Borough and property owners will be notified as soon as information becomes available.

 

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State of Alaska Individual Assistance Program. Designed to help individuals and families recover from damage to their primary residence and other essential property including Individual and Family Grants (IFG) and Temporary Housing Grants (THG). The registration period is from June 27 – August 27, 2025. Register here or call: 844-445-7131.

 

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Donations and Assistance:

We at the Denali Borough acknowledge and appreciate the overwhelming generosity of our community and the willingness to donate and volunteer.  At this time, the best way to help and support those displaced by the Bear Creek or Saint George Creek fires is to provide direct financial support to Neighbor to Neighbor. 

 

On a case-by-case basis Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) may put out specific calls for donations for community members. To best support immediate needs, please consider donating directly to N2N.  

 

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Check road conditions on the Alaska Department of Transportation website (https://511.alaska.gov). Reduced speed limits are posted through the Bear Creek Fire area. Please adhere to the reduced speed for firefighter safety. Pilot car operations remain in place through the Nenana Ridge Complex Fire north of Nenana. Wait times are between 1 and 2 hours along the Parks Highway between Milepost 308 - 341.

 

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If you fly, we can’t! A temporary flight restriction (TFR; FDC 5/8646) is in place for the fire area to protect firefighter safety. Drones are prohibited in this area; any use of drones will ground aircraft and may endanger firefighters.

 

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More information: Follow Alaska Wildland Fire Information (https://akfireinfo.com), Inciweb (https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/akfas-2025-bear-creek-fire-group), and updates on social media (https://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry). For information about the Bear Creek Fire and Saint George Creek Fire, call 907-318-2018 or email 2025.bearcreek@firenet.gov.

More information will also be released when available in the following locations:

Denali Borough social media

Denali Borough website

 

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GO!:
THERE ARE NO AREAS IN “GO” STATUS FOR THE BEAR CREEK FIRE

 

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SET:
THERE ARE NO AREAS IN “SET” STATUS FOR THE BEAR CREEK FIRE

 

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READY:

MILEPOST 258 TO THE REX BRIDGE (JACK COGHILL MEMORIAL) INCLUDING:

ALL PROPERTIES ACCESSED BY THE KOBE ROAD

PIANO AVE,

BEAR CREEK SUBDIVISION

JUNE CREEK SUBDIVISION

MAGPIE AVE

ROCK CREEK SUBDIVISION

THE FERRY PARKING LOT

Areas in READY should stay alert and monitor for evacuation status updates.

Call (907) 378-7985 for evacuation information.

 

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SAINT GEORGE CREEK FIRE #246

The Saint George Creek Fire #246 was reported on June 19, 2025.  Heightened fire activity has increased the threat to structures in the area.

 

JULY 3 – SAINT GEORGE CREEK FIRE EVACUATION STATUS AREA EXPANDED

 

 

 

The GO! Evacuation area for the Saint George Creek Fire has been expanded to the West. Below is the evacuation status update for the Saint George Creek Fire:

 

 

 

GO!:
GENERAL AREA: PROPERTIES BETWEEN THE WOOD RIVER AND SAINT GEORGE CREEK. SPECIFIC DETAILS BELOW:

 

 

 

PROPERTIES FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE SAINT GEORGE CREEK AND THE WOOD RIVER, FOLLOWING SAINT GEORGE CREEK SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF T9S R3W Section 36; EAST TO THE EAST BOUNDARY OF T9S R1E Section 32: NORTH TO THE WOOD RIVER, FOLLOWING THE WOOD RIVER TO THE CONFLUENCE OF SAINT GEORGE CREEK

 

Areas in GO! should evacuate now.

 

 

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SET:
PROPERTIES WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE WOOD RIVER AT THE CONFLUENCE OF SAINT GEORGE CREEK AND WOOD RIVER; SOUTHEAST FOLLOWING A ONE MILE BOUNDARY OF THE WOOD RIVER TO T8S R1E SECTION 32

 

Areas in SET should prepare for possible evacuation including having a go bag ready with clothes, important documents, and emergency supplies.

• For evacuation questions, call (907) 378-7985.

 

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