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… Read More ›
Month: August 2019
Chalkyitsik Complex: 60% Completion
Size: 501,629 acres (no new acreage) The Alaska Type 2 Green Team on the Chalkyitsik Complex and the National Incident Management Team on the Cornucopia Complex will both transition with the incoming Alaska Type 2 Black Team with Incident Commander… Read More ›
Smoke Outlook 8/5-6; Good Air Quality Expected to Continue
North (Fairbanks, Denali National Park, Upper Yukon) Fire Rain over the past few days has greatly reduced the fire activity, and thus the amount of smoke being produced across the central interior. There could continue be at least some smoldering… Read More ›
Operations Video Update: Chalkyitsik Complex With Detailed Maps for Sunday August 4 2019
Gusty winds up to 25 mph from the west will start the day Sunday and taper off midday. No rainfall is expected over the complex area Sunday and Monday. Falling trees with unstable root beds within the burned areas are… Read More ›
Wetting rain and gusty winds in Tanana Zone
Yesterday, the Grouse Creek Fire (#485) in the Tanana Zone received wetting rain again and saw gusty winds that brought down trees and created six-foot swells on the Yukon River near Rampart; the Lloyd Mountain Fire (#361) also had gusty… Read More ›
Air Quality Improving with Decreased Smoke Production
Wet weather and limited smoke production will continue to aid improving air quality. Fort Yukon and Chalkytsik could see an increase in smoldering with some smoke production. North (Fairbanks, Denali National Park, Upper Yukon) Fire Rain over the past couple… Read More ›
Chalkyitsik Complex: Winds and falling tree hazard
Gusty winds up to 25 mph from the west will start the day Sunday and taper off midday. No rainfall is expected over the complex area Sunday and Monday. Falling trees with unstable root beds within the burned areas are… Read More ›
Operations Update: Chalkyitsik Complex With Detailed Maps for Saturday August 3 2019
The Chalkitysik Complex is experiencing wetting rains, with an expected one half inch of rain through early Sunday morning. Fire activity will be mainly creeping and smoldering and fire spread is not expected on the Frozen Calf (#367), Bearnose Hill… Read More ›
Wetting rain reached fires in Tanana Zone
Wildfires in the Tanana Zone received measurable rain overnight. Smoke remains visible on the Grouse Creek Fire (#485) and parts of the Lloyd Mountain Fire (#361) , where firefighters continue to protect structures and native allotments. An estimated 50 miles… Read More ›
Chalkyitsik Complex: Rain across the Complex
Complex Size: 501,629 acres Completion: 58% Personnel: 374 The Chalkitysik Complex is experiencing wetting rains, with an expected one half inch of rain through early Sunday morning. Fire activity will be mainly creeping and smoldering and fire spread is not… Read More ›
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