This study was undertaken to estimate the short-term effects of fire on plant response and moose (Alces alces Miller) browse following the Rosie Creek fire near Fairbanks, Alaska. The fire consumed forests of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michc.), paper birch (Betula papyifera Marsh.) and white and black spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss, P. mariana (Mill.) B.S.P). The fire began in late May 1983, was hot and fast moving, and burned over 3,000 ha. Browse regrowth was abundant within two months. Regrowth was from root and stump sprouting of quaking aspen, paper birch, and willows (Salix spp.). Generally, aspen sites produced the most browse followed by white spruce, birch, and black spruce. Composition of the pre-fire plant community, which was directly related to stand age, strongly influenced browse regrowth. Seedling establishment of browse species was evident by the third growing season after the fire. Moose foraged in the burn the first winter after the fire. Browse use ranged from 1 to 46 percent and was greatest on willows. Estimates of browse use based on stem counts and biomass data were significantly correlated. Crude protein and mineral concentrations differed among browse species and decreased as time after the fire increased. This suggests that wildfire can have immediate benefits to moose by the production of substantial browse within a few months.