Today, firefighters on the Grouse Creek Fire (#485) and Lloyd Mountain Fire (#361) in the Tanana Zone will continue breaking down and backhauling equipment to Rampart for return to the fire cache in Fairbanks; firefighters on both fires will continue mopping up and monitoring fire activity. Yesterday, the Grouse Creek Fire (#485) saw minimal fire activity. Weather was favorable for air operations, so firefighters made a broad reconnaissance of the Grouse Creek Fire (#485) area.
- Lloyd Mountain Fire (#361) – 34,433.0 acres, 16 personnel, started on June 23
- Grouse Creek Fire (#485) – 52,000.00 acres, 87 personnel, started on July 10 [includes Twin Ponds (#486) and Garnet Creek Fire (#576), 9,043 acres, started July 15]
For additional and current smoke information, visit: https://dec.alaska.gov/air/anpms/wildfire-smoke/ Information on wildfire smoke predictions can also be found at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks website located at: http://smoke.alaska.edu/. For more information, contact the Alaska Interagency Fire Information Office at (907) 356-5511 or email 2019.AFS.FIRES@gmail.com.
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