Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 491,366 Cause: Lightning Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 178,971 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,378 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,600 acres Kokrine (~50 mi…. Read More ›
Year: 2015
Update on Delta area fires
Delta Area Fire Update Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Alaska Interagency Fire Information – 907-356-5511 Tim.Mowry@alaska.gov Hours of Operation: 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Follow us on Facebook: Alaska DNR-Division of Forestry Fire Information Overview: The Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF)… Read More ›
Denali National Park and Preserve Monitoring 13 Wildfires
For Immediate Release – July 27, 2015 Contact: Michelle Fidler – 907-644-3418 or Kathleen Kelly 907-683-9504 Denali National Park and Preserve Monitoring 13 Wildfires DENALI PARK, Alaska: Fire managers are currently monitoring 13 lightning-ignited wildfires burning in remote areas of… Read More ›
Tanana Area Fire updates, July 27
Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 491,330 Cause: Lightning Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 178,971 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,378 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,600 acres Kokrine (~50 mi…. Read More ›
Delta Area Fires Update; July 26
Delta Area Fire Update Sunday, July 26, 2015 Fire Information Officer – 907-244-9376 HealyLakeFireInfo@gmail.com Hours of Operation: 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Follow us on Facebook: Healy Lake Fire 2015 Fire Information Overview: The Alaska Division of Forestry and… Read More ›
Will Alaska’s fire season make it to the 5-million-acre mark?
While all the talk earlier this month was of the 2015 fire season challenging the 2004 season for the largest fire season on record in Alaska, that’s beginning to look doubtful. Now it’s beginning to look like we may not… Read More ›
Tanana Area Fire updates, July 26
Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 489,673 Cause: Lightning Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 178,779 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,270 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,600 acres Kokrine (~50 mi…. Read More ›
Lightning Ignites Wildfire at Kobuk Valley National Park
For Immediate Release – July 25, 2015 Linda Jeschke – 907-442-8321 or Michelle Fidler -907-644-3418 Kotzebue, Alaska – The lightning-ignited Salmon River Fire was reported by a member of the public around 5 pm on July 23, 2015. As of… Read More ›
Tanana Area Fires update, July 25
Saturday, 07/25/2015, 9:00a.m. TOTAL ACRES: 489,289 Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 178,395 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,270 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,600 acres Kokrine (~50 mi. W Tanana) ~4,811 acres; Bering Creek… Read More ›
Tanana Area Fires Update; July 24
Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 489,174 Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 178,395 acres Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~ 43,270 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~ 26,600 acres Kokrine (~50 mi…. Read More ›