Local firefighters sent to fight Alaska wildfires

29 homes have been lost in Denali Borough fires, officials say

Smoke-covered hills near Chena Ridge in Fairbanks on July 8, 2025. (Shelby Herbert/KUAC) Twenty-nine homes, along with 34 other structures, have been lost in the fires near Healy since they began last month, borough officials said Tuesday. Officials say that no structures have burned in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. So far this week, scattered rain and cooler weather have been helping firefighters protect homes and infrastructure from the In…

Massachusetts firefighters sent to help combat Alaska wildfires

BOSTON (WWLP) - Last week, a 20-person crew of Massachusetts wildland firefighters was sent to assist in putting out significant wildfires in the area of Fairbanks, Alaska. The crew consists of 18 firefighters from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and two from the Department of Fish and Game's Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife). These members have been specially trained to put out fires nationwide and will be wo…

Local firefighters sent to fight Alaska wildfires

GROTON — Local firefighters have been sent to Alaska to battle a significant wildfire in the far northwestern state as part of a 20-person crew organized by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and Department of Fish and Game. Brian Mayer and Declan Nash, both of Groton, as well as Brian Johnson, of Ashburnham, were sent with a team consisting of 18 firefighters from DCR and two with DFG from across Massachusetts to battle…