Public Information Officer Kale Casey takes you to the fireline on the Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191) to show some of the current operations and fire behavior. This video was taken Tuesday, August 8 after cooler weather with scattered rain showers entered the Delta Junction area. Firefighters took advantage of decreased fire activity to build containment lines, protect structures, and utilize aircraft to drop water on hot spots.
Mount Hayes Fire #299
In an effort to keep the Mount Hayes Fire (#299) from moving north towards the Richardson Highway, firefighters completed a dozer line and installed a hoselay that will serve as a primary control line. This line extends from the south portion of Gerstle Field to the Gerstle River. Work has also begun on establishing a secondary line to the north of the primary line.
This fire is burning on military and state lands in the Gerstle River Arctic Test Site area. The fire jumped the Gerstle River to east. Dozers are building control lines to north of the main the fire. Management objectives are to keep the fire South of Gerstle Field System and Bison Trail, east of Sawmill Creek, and west of the Gerstle River.
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