2025 Wildland Fire Information

July 24, 2025

Bear Creek - 30,988, 58% containment 

Saint George Creek - 42,214, 0%

Personnel - 18 

This will be the final update unless significant changes occur. Evacuations and Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) on the Saint George Creek and Bear Creek Fires have been lifted. As of July 23, the fires have been transferred to a Type 4 Alaska Forestry Team lead by Incident Commander Andres Orozco. Fire information is now managed by the Alaska Division of Forestry: 907-356-5511. Email: akfireinfo@alaska.gov. 

Bear Creek Fire Update. 

Suppression Repair is complete in all areas that do not depend on frozen ground for access. The fire will continue to be monitored. 

Saint George Creek Fire. 

Crews continue backhauling equipment. Aerial reconnaissance and equipment retrieval will continue for the next several days. Intermittent smoke may still be visible in the fire area.    

Damage Assessment:  

Current known structure loss from the Bear Creek Fire and the Saint George Creek Fire is:

Bear Creek Fire: 79 total structures lost, 24 homes/cabins lost, 15 primary residences lost.

Saint George Creek Fire: 7 total structures lost, 2 homes/cabins lost, 1 primary residence lost.

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.

There are NO AREAS in evacuation status for the Bear Creek Fire.

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

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

READY:

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

There are NO AREAS in evacuation status for the Saint George Creek Fire.

GO!:

THERE ARE NO AREAS IN “GO!” STATUS FOR THE SAINT GEORGE CREEK FIRE

SET:

THERE ARE NO AREAS IN “SET” STATUS FOR THE SAINT GEORGE CREEK FIRE

READY:

THERE ARE NO AREAS IN “READY” STATUS FOR THE SAINT GEORGE CREEK FIRE