Crews continue to battle Camp House & Jenkins Creek fires
Brimsom Complex Fire Map AM May 16, 2025
Eastern Area Incident Management Team
BRIMSON, Minn. – The size of the Camp House and Jenkins Creek Fires, collectively known as the Brimson Complex Fire, have stayed about the same in the past 24 hours.
As of Friday morning (5/16/25) the Camp House Fire was 14,852 acres and the Jenkins Creek Fire was 15,571 acres.
The most people are battling the Camp House Fire with 264 people fighting the blaze according to the Eastern Area Incident Management Team.
They say a concerted effort has been made to protect the communications tower east of Bassett Lake.
That communications tower is a link to service in the area stretching all of the way to Ely.
Burned area of Forest with smoking hot spots on the Camp House Fire.
(Wildfire.gov)
Crews are also assessing the viability of setting up structure protection near Fairbanks.
The fire has not grown.
It’s reported size has been reduced because of more accurate scanning by infrared reconnaissance flights.
The Camp House fire was reported to be 14,979 on Thursday, a reduction of 127-acres with the new reconnaissance.
The Jenkins Creek Fire has 63 people battling it.
Protection of the Skibo and Hoyt Lakes communities remains a priority objective for the crews battling that fire.
Dozers are extending and connecting already developed fire lines.
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