As far as fires and wilderness area go, they can be a huge fire problem, because the typical USDA approach to wilderness areas is hands off. This often results in a huge build up of flammable fuels because land management in wilderness areas is so extensive (light, not there, not intensive) that fire is not used to remove these fuels. Meanwhile, fires that are not set by humans are seen as a bad thing and destroyed. So, what we have is a huge risk for fire in a lot of our wilderness areas due to the disruptance of a natural fire regime.
Having said all this, I am unfamiliar with Alaska and it's wilderness areas and natural disturbance cycles, so I have no idea what will be the outcome. Only time will tell.
