Contact: Public Information Officer: Bob MacGregor Phone: 907-656-6796 What: Galena Zone Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires on both sides of the Yukon River within the Galena Fire Management Zone and the western end of the Tanana Zone. … Read More ›
Year: 2015
Yukon Flats wildland fire roundup Friday, June 26
Noon update: #622 Marten Creek: 0.5 acres. Lightning, discovered on 6/24-25 miles northwest of Fort Yukon Thursday: No new update. Wednesday: The fire was reported by aircraft and has been placed into monitor status. #608 Rainbow: 12,500 acres. Lightning, discovered… Read More ›
Tanana Area fires update, June 26
Facts at a Glance Size: Spicer Creek ~ 24,000 acres;Tozitna ~33,500 acres Moose Point ~5,900 acres Kochrine ~1,600 acres; Hay Slough ~ 24,000 acres Bering Creek ~20,300 acres Harper Bend ~4,300 acres; Blind River ~19,000 acres Date Started: 06/19/2015 Percent… Read More ›
Baker Fire update, June 26
Baker Fire Update Friday, June 26, 2015—2:00pm The Baker Fire is estimated to be at 1,800 acres. This is based off infrared-satellite imagery. Fire managers are waiting for smoke conditions to improve so that the fire perimeter can be mapped…. Read More ›
Aggie Creek Fire update, June 26
Contact Fire Information: 907-347-2637 – Hours: 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Date of Detection: June 22, 2015 at 2:54 PM Current Size: 15,323 acres (size may increase or decrease with more accurate mapping) Location: 30 miles North West of… Read More ›
Rex Complex update, June 26
Fire at a Glance Size: Total 18,165 acres Fish Creek Fire: 7,489 acres Kobe Fire: 10,676 acres Containment: 5% Assigned personnel: 426 Aircraft: 1 Heavy-lift helicopters 3 Medium-lift helicopters Location: Kobe: 6 miles SW of Anderson Fish Cr: 5 mi…. Read More ›
Card Street Fire update, June 26
Fire Status Acres Burned: 8,876 Cause: Human – Under Investigation Structures Destroyed: 11 Evacuations: None Closures: West end of Skilak Loop Road Containment: 40% Resources Crews: 12 Engines: 5 Dozers: 1 Water Tenders: 2 Helicopters: 2 Total personnel: approx. 357… Read More ›
Sockeye Fire 96 percent contained, management transition Saturday
Firefighters have contained 96 percent of the 7,220-acre Sockeye Fire. Crews continue working small sections of uncontained perimeter near the Susitna River, Willow Creek and Little Willow Creek. Management of the Sockeye Fire will transition from the Alaska Interagency Type… Read More ›
Anaconda Fire update, June 26
Rob Allen, Incident Commander Acres: 1,379 Start Date: June 20, 2015 Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 151 Aerial reconnaissance of the Anaconda Creek Fire on Thursday enabled fire managers to accurately re-map the fire’s perimeter, plotting the fire’s actual size at 1,379 acres…. Read More ›
Healy Lake Fire & Michigan Creek Fire updates, June 26
Southern Area Gold Team Friday, June 26, 2015 9:00 AM Fire Information Office – 907895-1824 HealyLakeFireInfo@gmail.com Hours of Operation: 9:00 AM. to 9:00 PM. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4312/ Fire Information: Stop by the Information Center in Room 48 at Nister High School in… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 