The Yukon and Alaska had a bit of a fire exchange over the weekend when a blaze in Alaska crossed the border into the territory and a Yukon fire ventured further into Alaska.

Dawson City fire #9 was declared when a 1,500-hectare Alaska blaze crossed into the territory, Wildland Fire Management officials said this morning.

It's in a wilderness zone near Indian Grave Mountain and south of the Dawson #4 blaze, a holdover in the area of Mt. Osborn.

The Dawson #4 fire ended up moving across the border into Alaska. The 5,000-hectare outbreak is being monitored on the Yukon side by Wildland Fire Management with Alaska officials patrolling fires near the border as well.

Also in Dawson, officials are expecting a fire near Sunnydale to be declared out today. Crews responded to the small blaze burning in a slash pile on Friday. It's believed to be a holdover from 2004.

Yukon Wildland firefighters were kept busy over the weekend with a number of other blazes as lightning helped spark many in the territory.

The first fire of the year in the Old Crow district was reported late Friday. Crews and a helicopter responded to the 70-hectare blaze, 14.49 kilometres south of the Eagle Plains Lodge on the Dempster Highway.

Crews also worked on a 15-hectare spot fire in the northwest portion started from the initial blaze. Two loads of retardant were dropped, with crews completing a hoseline on it today.

Another 0.1-hectare fire in the Old Crow area was reported Sunday in a wilderness zone near Moose Lake.

Lightning also affected the Haines Junction area, with crews extinguishing a 0.1-hectare blaze burning five kilometres south of the community off the Haines Road near the Auriole trailhead. The fire is thought to be a holdover from lightning which hit the area several days ago.

The Mayo #1 fire south of Lynx Creek is now estimated at 4,000 hectares in a transitional zone. Fire crews responded to a 50-hectare spot fire started from the main blaze to the south on the weekend. Wildland Fire Management is developing long-term plans for values in the area, though there is no immediate threat.

Mayo had 2.8 millimetres of rain Sunday with cooler temperatures forecast for today.

Finally, Carmacks fire #8 by the Minto Airstrip, in a strategic zone, has been demobilized. Firefighters had been working on it since it started last Thursday.

The last of the smoke was tackled Sunday morning, with the blaze now declared under control. Wildland Fire Management will continue to monitor the fire.

Thirty-seven fires, totalling 11,500 hectares, have been burning in the territory this season.