June: Early Wildfire South Of Eagle In Interior Alaska Near The Yukon River

 

U.S. Wildland Fire Service Responding to New Wildfire South of Eagle 

BY U.S. WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE on JUNE 11, 2026

Smokejumper Spotter Aaron Schumacher looks down at the Star Fire while smokejumper Brandon Kobayashi waits for a signal to get ready for the fire jump. Photo by Alaska Smokejumper Pat Johnson, USWFS

7:30 p.m. Update: Twelve smokejumpers are making progress getting a fireline around the roughly 4-acre Star Fire burning west of the Taylor Highway. More information will be available Friday.

5:15 p.m.: Smokejumpers are responding to a small fire near Mile 149 of the Taylor Highway, about 11 miles south of Eagle. At 4:50 p.m. Thursday, smokejumpers circling the area reported the Star Fire at 5–8 acres, burning roughly 400 yards west of the highway in black spruce and birch. The fire is visible from the roadway.

People are asked to use caution around firefighting activity and the wildfire near the road. Please slow down and turn on headlights if smoke is present.

More information will be released when it becomes available.

The Star Fire (#172) is burning about 400 yards west of milepost 149 Taylor Highway south of Eagle. Photo by Alaska Smokejumper Pat Johnson, USWFS

For updated fire information, visit Alaska Wildland Fire Information (akfireinfo.com) and Alaska Fire Service on Facebook. Contact Public Affairs Specialist Beth Ipsen at Elizabeth_ipsen@ios.doi.gov or (907)356-5510 for more information.

The Star Fire (#172) is burning west of milepost 149 about 11 miles south of Eagle.