Firefighters made a big push Friday in their work toward containment of the North Robertson Fire burning along the Alaska Highway about 30 miles northwest of Tok. Containment is now at 85 percent, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry…. Read More ›
Firefighters battling multiple lightning-caused fires in Southwest Alaska are finally getting a helping hand from Mother Nature in the form of cooler, wetter weather. Several fires have received varying amounts of precipitation and temperatures cooled considerably on Thursday night and… Read More ›
Cooler and wetter weather is giving wildland firefighters in Southwest Alaska a reprieve for the first time since lightning stuck along the southern Yukon River corridor Sunday. That moisture is predicted to continue through the weekend in the southwestern portion… Read More ›
A wildfire north of Delta Junction is blowing smoke into Fairbanks, North Pole and Salcha. The South Fork Salcha Fire was reported Thursday morning approximately 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks and 25 miles north of Delta Junction. The fire is… Read More ›
The North Robertson Fire passed the test of a hot, dry, and breezy day on Thursday afternoon. Crews were spread out along the fireline keeping an eye out for flare-ups that could challenge the containment lines of the wildfire burning… Read More ›
The Alaska Division of Forestry continues work on containing and monitoring multiple lightning-caused fires in Southwest Alaska. As of Thursday evening, there were 15 active fires that had burned more than 42,000 acres in the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Southwest… Read More ›
Numerous fires are burning on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge after lightning touched down in Southwest Alaska recently. At 19.5 million acres, this refuge is larger than the state of Maine. It is dominated by wetlands and tundra and… Read More ›
A wildfire southeast of Fairbanks was reported to the Alaska Division of Forestry at 11 a.m. Thursday. The South Fork Salcha Fire is estimated at 100 acres and is burning approximately 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks and 25 miles north… Read More ›
Firefighters continue making good progress improving the perimeter of the North Robertson Fire burning along the Alaska Highway near Tok. Their work Wednesday increased containment of the 832-acre fire to 60 percent, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The… Read More ›
Firefighters are leap frogging from one fire to another to protect villages, cabins and other structures in Southwest Alaska after more than a dozen new wildfires were started by lightning strikes in the past three days. The Alaska Division of… Read More ›
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