Wildland Fire Management shares bulletins when there's important wildfire information that the public should see.
You can also get wildfire updates and read about Yukon's fire danger ratings.
2024 bulletins
2023 bulletins
- October 20: Fall pile burning taking place to reduce wildfire risk
- August 23: Prescribed burning operation on the Mary Lake fuel break
- July 29 (updated August 4): East McQuesten fire forces Eagle Gold evacuation
- July 20: Territorial fire ban lifted for all regions
- July 14: Rainfall allows relaxed fire restrictions in four Western Yukon fire districts
- July 9: Fire ban in place due to high wildfire activity and dry conditions
- June 27: Yukoners deploy to Alberta with international incident management team
- May 31: Yukon sends additional wildfire personnel to Alberta and NWT
- May 9: Yukon firefighters deployed to Alberta to support wildfire response
- April 28: 2023 prescribed burning operations begin next week in Whitehorse
Takhini Bridge fire (XY-019) updates
As of July 18, Takhini Bridge fire updates are available on the Wildfire Hub.
- July 17: Nova Scotia crews join fire effort
- July 17: Evacuation alert rescinded - Ibex Valley area east of Takhini Bridge
- July 16: Fire status changes to "being held"
- July 15: Takhini Bridge fire command post established at Hidden Valley school
- July 15: More resources arriving soon to help on Takhini Bridge fire
- July 14: Containment work continues as hot weather returns to Takhini Bridge fire
- July 14: Takhini Bridge fire (XY-019) fully wrapped by dozer guard
- July 13: Southwestern guard line completed, work ongoing to contain fire
- July 13: Firefighters using damp conditions to make progress on containing fire
- July 12: Rainfall subdues fire behaviour on Takhini Bridge fire
- July 12: Situation stable in Ibex Valley as crews expand defences
- July 11: Additional guard added to the north of Takhini Bridge fire (9 pm)
- July 11: More resources to join the Takhini Bridge fire response (12 pm)
- July 10: Guard continuing to hold on Takhini Bridge fire (10 pm)
- July 10: Wildland Fire responding to Takhini Bridge fire (12 pm)
- July 9: Wildland Fire responding to Takhini Bridge fire (10 pm)
- July 9: Wildland Fire responding to Takhini Bridge fire (12 pm)
- July 9: Wildland Fire responding to Takhini Bridge fire (1 am)
- July 8: Evacuation Alert - Ibex Valley area east of Takhini Bridge
- July 8: Wildland Fire responding to Takhini Bridge fire
2022 bulletins
- September 12: Prescribed burning resumes near Copper Haul Road
- September 6: Prescribed burning set to continue near Whitehorse's Copper Haul Road
- August 29: Prescribed burning continues on shaded fuel break
- August 19: Prescribed fire planned to reduce Whitehorse’s wildfire risk
- July 13: Territory-wide fire ban lifted as cool, wet weather arrives
- July 10: Fire Camp at Pelly Crossing houses upwards of 150 firefighters and support staff
- July 6: Extraordinary lightning volume causes 136 new fires in 7 days
- July 3: Klondike Highway closed from Pelly Crossing to Stewart Crossing
- July 3: Evacuation Alert - Stewart Crossing and surrounding areas
- July 3: Nahanni Road closed due to fire
- July 3: Fire burning 15 kilometres northeast of Beaver Creek
- July 2: Emergency evacuation of Ethel Lake campground
- June 30: Fire ban in place to support high wildfire activity, hot and dry conditions
- May 3: Spring controlled burns planned to reduce Whitehorse wildfire risk
2021 bulletins
- August 9: Evacuation alert rescinded in Dawson fire district
- August 3: Evacuation alert issued in Dawson fire district
- July 22: Lightning sparks 17 new wildfires in 24 hours
- July 18: Aishihik Road closed due to wildfire
- July 8: Wildfire warning for Teslin and Yukon rivers near Hootalinqua
- July 8: Tuchitua segment of Robert Campbell Highway closed as wildfire crews protect the area
- June 30: Public asked to use caution ahead of extreme fire danger this weekend
- May 10: Wildfire risk reduction projects taking place this week in Whitehorse
- May 3: Wildfire hazard reduction treatments taking place near Long Lake Road
2020 bulletins
- August 5: Mary Lake hazard reduction to cause increased traffic and smoke
- June 15: weekend lightning strikes jump-start Yukon's 2020 fire season
2019 bulletins
- Wildfire smoke from High Level, Alberta, arrives in Yukon
- Wildfire fire crews ramp up response to Bear Creek fire, confirm its spread away from Haines Junction
- Wildland fire reinforcements requested to bolster Bear Creek fire response
- Fire ban revoked for all affected Yukon communities
- Wildfire smoke from Alaska fires arrives in Yukon
- Wildfire crews work through long weekend as hot and dry weather leads to extreme fire behaviour and widespread wildfire smoke
- Hazard reduction burning underway near Mary Lake subdivision in Whitehorse