Small Camp Trailer Catches Fire. Suppressed By Local Firefighters At Mile 4 Edgerton

 

DFFP weekly wildland fire roundup for June 8 – 14  

BY ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION on JUNE 15, 2026 

A cool, wet week in June moderated fire behavior limiting the number of new fires this past week in the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) response area. Of the 12 fires reported, only one was a natural caused fire. Many human caused fires can be avoided. 

MatCom was notified of a vehicle fire spreading to the wildlands in the area of Milepost 4 Edgerton Highway on Monday, June 8. Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department and DFFP responded to the Tonsina Fire (#163) and discovered a fully engulfed camp trailer spreading to the surrounding wildlands. Responders suppressed the 0.1-acre fire declaring it contained, controlled and placed in monitor status. Forestry firefighters returned to the fire Wednesday and discovering no areas of heat or visible smoke called the fire out. 

A firefighter sprays down the wildland area ignited by a trailer fire at the Tonsina Fire (#163) along the Edgerton Highway on Monday, June 8, 2026. Carrie Hale/DFFP