The Tetlin Hills Fire (#069), human caused, is smoldering in thick dead and down grass, dwarf birch and aspen in an old, burned area about 9-miles southeast of Tok. The edge of the 185-acre fire is not active but interior areas of heat are being found in dead and downed trees. BLM Alaska Fire Service Smokejumpers and Midnight Sun Hotshot Crew, 29 firefighters altogether, are securing the fire’s edge and mopping up interior hotspots. Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection Forester and Fire Management Officer Kato Howard figures it will take a minimum of five days work before the fire can be placed in monitor status. The smokejumpers will be released before that so that they will be available for initial attack on new fires.
Smoke from the fire may be visible from the Alaska Highway 2.25-miles north of the fire. The highway and Tetlin Access Road remain open, but motorists are asked to proceed with caution when firefighters and firefighting equipment are present.
Categories: Active Wildland Fire, Alaska DNR - Division of Forestry (DOF)
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