A second day of decreased fire activity allowed firefighters to continue their work Sunday to protect structures threatened by the Zitziana River Fire burning about eight miles south of Manley Hot Springs. Firefighters spent the day mopping up around structures… Read More ›
After raining off and for 24 hours, smoke and fire activity moderated Saturday on two fires burning south of Manley Hot Springs. This gave fire personnel their first chance to get a good look at the fires since the Zitziana… Read More ›
The number of firefighting personnel working to protect cabins and Native allotments south of Manley Hot Springs continues to expand after the Zitziana River Fire (#133) advanced to the east Friday. There are 130 personnel working on the fire including… Read More ›
The BLM AFS Upper Yukon Zone is managing two new fires that cropped up within two hours of each other. People from Fort Yukon may see smoke from the nearby Toussaint Island Fire (#244) while Elliott Highway motorists may see… Read More ›
Wildland firefighters on Friday completed work on a 28-acre fire that escaped from the dump in the village of Kongnignanohk in southwest Alaska. Division of Forestry personnel in McGrath were alerted to the fire by modis imagery on Wednesday and… Read More ›
Smoke from wildfires in the central and western Interior continues to drift into the Tanana Valley and surrounding areas and is expected to persist into the weekend. The smoke is being produced primarily by the Mooseheart (#204) and Zitziana River… Read More ›
Two crews will join the efforts to protect cabins and Native allotments that are in the area of the Mooseheart and Zitziana River fires burning south of Manley Hot Springs. The Type 1 BLM AFS Chena Hotshots and the Type… Read More ›
The BLM AFS is mobilizing firefighters and aircraft to assess the situation in case Native allotments and cabins along the Tanana River and a nearby lake south of Manley Hot Springs need to be protected after the Zitziana River Fire… Read More ›
While the 2018 wildfire season so far has been relatively tame by Alaska standards, there is still time for that to change. All you have to do is look at Alaska’s two biggest fire seasons – 2004 and 2015 –… Read More ›
Tanana reported the presence of a smoke haze this morning that may move farther west in the next couple of days. Large fires burning across central Alaska have grown in the past few days, producing smoke that will likely waft… Read More ›
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