Fires around the State Update:Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) Morning Wildfire Round Up – Sunday, June 21, 2026
As of last night, more than 5,400 lightning strikes were recorded across the state. There were 15 new fires reported on Saturday.
Northern Region
Tatlanika Fire (#246) – FAS
Location: 12 miles N of Gold King Airstrip
Size: 3 acres
Personnel: 0
Status: No resources threatened. Fire will be monitored
Lost Fire (#236) – FAS
Location: 2 miles N of Anderson
Size: 0.1
Personnel: 0
Status: scoopers worked to suppress the fire late Saturday evening
Starry Fire (#234) – FAS
Location: within the City of Anderson
Size: 700 acres
Personnel: 59
Status: Multiple tactical aviation resources and crews responded. “GO!” evacuation order in effect.
Tanana Fire (#232) – FAS
Location: 6 miles W of MP295 on Parks Highway
Size: 1 acre
Personnel: 2
Status: Engines, aircraft, and Smokejumpers responded. Native allotment and cabins in the area.
Shaw Fire (#226) – DAS
Location: 0.5 miles from Pogo Mine Road
Size: 70 acres
Personnel: 0
Status: Fire received rain last night. There are no values at risk in the area.
Pogo Fire (#223) – DAS
Location: near milepost 28 on the Pogo Road
Size: 70 acres
Personnel: 0
Status: DFFP helicopter was unable to locate. Smoke report is about 10 miles from the Shaw Fire
Granite Fire (#222) – DAS
Location: 17 miles E of Delta Junction
Size: 20 acres
Personnel: 51
Status: Aerial resources made multiple water and retardant drops on Saturday evening. Fire is 60 percent contained.
Coastal Region
Grandview Fire (#204) – KKS
Location: Sterling
Size: 88.8 acres
Personnel: 32
Status: Fire is 75 percent contained
Flycatcher Fire (#231) – KKS
Location: Soldotna
Size: 0.1 acre
Personnel: 0
Status: Fire was contained and controlled on Saturday night
Commerce Fire (#224) – KKS
Location: Soldotna
Size: 0.1 acre
Personnel: 0
Status: Fire was contained and controlled on Saturday
Dishna Fire (#247) – MSS
Location: 25 miles NE of Sixmile Lake
Size: 20 acres
Personnel: 0
Status: Fire was creeping and smoldering. No resources threatened
W Fox Loop Fire (#221) – MSS
Location: Susitna Parkway
Size: 0.2 acre
Personnel: 0
Status: The fire was declared out on Saturday afternoon.
Beluga Fire (#213) – MSS
Location: 16 miles W od Mount Susitna
Size: 65 acres
Personnel: 25
Status: No immediate values are at risk. Fire is 75 percent contained
Joaquin Fire (#238) – SWS
Location: 31.5 miles SW of McGrath
Size: 30 acres
Personnel: 6
Status: Scooper, helicopter, and Smokejumpers responded. Native allotment nearby.
Nowitna Fire (#237) – SWS
Location: 43 miles N of McGrath
Size: 300 acres
Personnel: 0
Status: Fire is in a Limited Management Option and will be monitored.
Kepangalook Fire (#230) – SWS
Location: 5 miles NE of Bethel
Size: 6 acres
Personnel: 6
Status: Fire was contained and controlled on Saturday night
Nixon Fire (#227) – SWS
Location: 15 miles N of McGrath
Size: 15 acres
Personnel: 6
Status: Helicopter slowed the fire spread with bucket drops. Additional resources ordered.
📸: Smoke from the Starry Fire (#234) near Anderson,AK from yesterday, June 20 during initial attack. PC:Dane Smigleski/DFFP
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FROM FPD:26-1713 Update – Suspect Identified/Warrant Issued
The Fairbanks Police Department has identified the suspect involved in the June 9, 2026, shooting near the intersection of 15th Avenue and Stacia Street as 25-year-old Davante Jordan Rolee Beetus Nelson and is asking for the public’s assistance in locating him.
On June 17, 2026, the Fairbanks Police Department obtained a $100,000 arrest warrant for Beetus Nelson on the following charges:
• Assault in the First Degree (3 counts)
• Assault in the Third Degree
• Misconduct Involving Weapons in the Third Degree
Please see the updated photos of Beetus Nelson attached to this post.
Beetus Nelson is believed to be armed and dangerous. DO NOT APPROACH or attempt to contact him.
Anyone with information regarding Beetus Nelson’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Fairbanks Police Department at 907-459-6800 or investigations@fairbanks.gov. If you see Beetus Nelson, call 911 immediately.
We appreciate the community’s assistance as we continue this investigation.
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