8:45 p.m.– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release No. 15-07 Contact: Jim Schwarber, Division of Forestry, (907) 451-2704 Date: 6/20/2015: 1700 (Tok, AK) – The Chisana River 2 Fire burning in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve and the Tetlin National Wildlife… Read More ›
Month: June 2015
Incident management team and four crews join firefighting efforts on Stetson Creek and Juneau Lake Fires
Chugach National Forest 161 E. 1st Avenue, Door 8 Anchorage, AK 99501 News Release Date: June 20, 2015 Twitter: @ChugachForestAK Media Contact: Jean Goad 907-595-1244 Web: http://www.fs.usda.gov/r10/chugach Incident management team and four crews join firefighting efforts on… Read More ›
Southwest Alaska fire report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2015 FIRE REPORT, SOUTHWEST AREA EXTREME FIRE DANGER throughout Southwest Alaska! THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL AND DIVISION OF FORESTRY HAVE ISSUED A BURN BAN ON ALL State, Municipal and Private Lands OF WESTERN ALASKA PREVIOUSLY… Read More ›
Healy Lake Fire update 6/20 a.m.
4:50 p.m.-HEALY LAKE FIRE UPDATE June 20, 2015 Morning Location: 25 miles east of Delta Start Date: June 16 Cause: Lightning Size: 10,000 acres Number of Personnel: 91 General Information: Movement of the fire moderated Friday resulting in minimal fire… Read More ›
Temporary Flight Restrictions in place over multiple Alaska wildland fires
4:15 p.m. – Alaska firefighting agencies rely heavily on aircraft to fight wildland fires. The airspace surrounding these fires needs to be clear so that air operations can be conducted in a safe manner. Air tankers, helicopters and smokejumper operations may… Read More ›
Tanana Slough Fire near Dot Lake is 40 percent contained
4:00 p.m. – The Tanana Slough Fire by Dot Lake between Delta Junction and Tok is now 40 percent contained. Hot and dry weather supported active fire behavior yesterday, with group torching of trees and short crown runs observed. However,… Read More ›
More than 300 firefighters make progress on Card Street Fire
3:30 p.m. – The Card Street Fire continues to burn into the marshlands and recreation area of Skilak Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The fire is established in a full suppression area of the refuge and all actions are being… Read More ›
Quick response, wind shift help firefighters control fire that escaped from Northway dump
3:00 p.m. – The Moose Creek Fire started Friday afternoon at the dump at Northway, which is located about 50 miles southeast of Tok by the Alaska Highway. The fire quickly spread through black spruce and threatened one structure until… Read More ›
Sockeye Fire at 7,264 acres, 15 percent contained
Fire lines held yesterday against the south winds, and the remaining evacuations were lifted today as planned. The south winds have brought cooler temperatures and higher humidity, which are helping firefighters. The small increase in acreage occurred on the southwest… Read More ›
Current burning closures and restrictions in Alaska
7:45 p.m. – Here is a complete list of the burning closures and restrictions currently in effect in Alaska on state, private, municipal and federal lands, as of 4 p.m. June 19. Federal lands Possessing or discharging any kind of… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 