Several new wildland fires were reported in Alaska on Saturday as a result of widespread lightning that stretched across the middle of the state from Southwest Alaska to the Canadian border. The state received approximately 8,000 lightning strikes and 18… Read More ›
Month: June 2016
State Forestry knocks down wildfire north of Fairbanks at 40 acres
An aggressive initial attack has knocked down a 40-acre lightning-caused wildfire burning 25 miles north of Fairbanks and crews are now working on keeping the fire contained.The The 2016 Washington Creek Fire was knocked down at approximately 40 acres with… Read More ›
Saint Lawrence Island Fire Brigade
Villagers rally to put out fire on remote Bering Sea island June 24, 2016 – Eleven Savoonga and Gambell residents used shovels and their boots to help stamp out two fires that broke out in the Saint Lawrence Island tundra… Read More ›
Tetlin River Fire now 25 percent contained; mop-up work continues
The 818-acre Tetlin River Fire south of Tok is now 25 percent contained and crews continued to increase mop-up depth around the fire on Thursday, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. Firefighters succeeded in getting a hose line put… Read More ›
Better mapping results in 200-acre decrease in Tetlin River Fire; crews continue mopping up
June 22, 2016 – Due to more accurate mapping, the Tetlin River Fire south of Tok is actually about 200 acres smaller than previously estimated. A mapping mission on Tuesday showed that the fire is actually 818 acres instead of… Read More ›
Crews still contending with hot, dry, windy weather on Tetlin River Fire
Wildland firefighters battling the 1,000-acre Tetlin River Fire south of Tok continued to make good progress putting in containment lines around the perimeter of the 1,000-acre Tetlin River Fire about 20 miles south of Tok on Tuesday but they are… Read More ›
Cooler, cloudier weather helping firefighters get handle on 1,000-acre Tetlin River Fire
Wildland firefighters took advantage of cooler, cloudier weather on Monday to start putting in containment lines around the perimeter of the 1,000-acre Tetlin River Fire about 20 miles south of Tok. The fire did not receive any precipitation on Sunday… Read More ›
Tetlin River Fire grows to 1,000 acres; firefighters still protecting Tetlin community
Firefighters on the ground and in the air are continuing to battle the Tetlin River Fire near Tok and their efforts to protect the community of Tetlin have been successful thus far. The Tetlin River Fire grew to approximately 1,000… Read More ›
Smoke from Big Mud Fire Continues To Drift Through Interior Alaska
June 18, 2016 — Smoke from the Big Mud Fire burning roughly 37 miles southwest of Tanana drifted into parts of Interior Alaska last night and will to move over the northern Interior tonight, according to the National Weather Service…. Read More ›
Tetlin River Fire estimated at 700 acres; continues to pose threat to Tetlin village
The Tetlin River Fire near Tok is now estimated at approximately 700 acres and continues to pose a threat to the village of Tetlin as more than 100 firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and BLM Alaska Fire Service… Read More ›
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