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Wildfire Breaks Out At Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve In Alaska

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May 28, 2025
Smoke across a landscape is seen from above

Aerial view of the Kathul Fire at Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska/BLM-AFS

Smokejumpers were quickly deployed to battle a wildfire at Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve along the border of eastern Alaska and Canada. 

The fire burned about 600 acres before light precipitation on May 26 helped tamp it down. Six smokejumpers who were fighting the fire with sprinklers and hoses demobilized but the fire will continue to be monitored. The blaze was named the Kathul Fire. 

The fire was discovered on May 25 and personnel from the Upper Yukon Zone of the Bureau of Land Management - Alaska Fire Service flew over the area to gather more information before the smokejumpers were deployed.

Fire management staff at the preserve encourage visitors to be especially cautious while using fire, especially during dry conditions. Unattended campfires are especially dangerous. Any campfires lit by preserve users should be kept small and completely extinguished before the site is vacated. Learn more about preventing fires with these tips from the Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group. The guide also includes advice on protecting your home and landscape.

Additionally, visitors and pilots are cautioned to be aware of wildfire smoke and fire management aircraft in the area. Call the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center at 1-800-237-3633 to report a wildland fire in Alaska.

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve covers about 2.5 million acres, or nearly 4,000 square miles, in remote interior Alaska. The region's landscape is largely untouched and steeped in geology, history, gold rush remnants wildlife and vast scenic views. 

Park information is available by calling the Fairbanks Alaska Public Lands Information Center at (907) 459-3730 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily.

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