Size: 73,284 | Completion: 91% | Personnel: 51 | Cause: Natural, lightning The Division of Forestry and Fire Protection Type 2 White Mountain Initial Attack Crew is demobilizing off the Clear Fire (#346) today, Monday, after completing the last of… Read More ›
Size: 73,284 | Completion: 91% | Personnel: 52 | Cause: Natural, lightning The total acreage of the Clear Fire (#346) has increased a little over 1,000 acres to 73,284. The geographic information section has been able to better map the… Read More ›
Size: 73,284 | Completion: 91% | Personnel: 64 | Cause: Natural, lightning A widespread, steady rain fell across the Clear Fire (#346) area Friday night and continued Saturday morning. “Its just the right amount of rain,” Alaska Division of Forestry… Read More ›
Wildfires in the Yukon Flats exhibited extreme fire behavior Thursday for the second day in a row – prompting smokejumpers to conduct burn operations to protect two Native allotments and a cabin.
Size: 72,191 | Completion: 77% | Personnel: 98 | Cause: Natural, lightning Rain and hail were reported Thursday on the Clear Fire (#346). Two to three inches of rain was recorded on several portions of the fire while other areas… Read More ›
While rains have swept through a majority of Alaska, they have largely avoided northeastern Alaska which remains the warmest, driest part of the state. The area hasn’t seen a new fire since July 29, but existing wildfires in the Yukon Flats remain very active while other fires in the rest of the state are largely dormant.
Size: 72,191 | Completion: 77% | Personnel: 98 | Cause: Natural, lightning Warm, drying weather has increased fire activity on the most southern portions of the Clear Fire (#346). The Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF) Type 2 Initial… Read More ›
Size: 72,191 | Completion: 77% | Personnel: 129 | Cause: Natural, lightning The Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF) continues to make progress on the Clear Fire. DOF Type 2 Initial Attack Crews, White Mountain and Gannet Glacier, are… Read More ›
Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 4 returned command of the Bean Complex to the BLM Alaska Fire Service Tanana Fire Management Zone at 9 a.m. Wednesday. This will be the final daily Bean Complex update unless fire activity increases significantly…. Read More ›
Update for the Clear Fire – August 2, 2022 Size: 72,191 | Completion: 77% | Personnel: 112 | Cause: Natural, lightning Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF) Pioneer Peak Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) completed their work on Monday… Read More ›
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