As of 5.p.m. on Saturday, there were 149 active wildfires statewide, with 11 new starts in the past 24 hours. So far, 286 fires have burned 306,605 acres across Alaska. Brief updates are provided for the staffed fires in northwestern Alaska, within BLM Alaska Fire Service’s protection area.
Deep (#213) – Firefighters are working on a 1.5-mile hose lay from the west end of Lake Minchumina towards Jim Lake. Crews will continue to work on point protection removing burnable fuels near structures, laying hoses, and installing pumps and sprinklers. The fire is located approximately 8 miles southwest of the community at Lake Minchumina and is estimated at 6,058 acres, this is an increase in acreage due to more accurate mapping, with 46 personnel on scene.
East Twin (#238) – The Tanana Chiefs Type 2 Initial Attack Fire Crew based in Tok continues mopping up. There was no perimeter growth and crews are set to demobilize from the fire on Sunday, June 30. The fire is located approximately 90 miles southwest of Fairbanks and about 45 miles east of the Clear Airport, with 16 personnel.
Lookout (#300) – 10 smokejumpers, along with the critical assistance of air resources, were able to keep the fire at the last reported acreage. Smokejumpers are installing a hose lay and will continue to extinguish heat along the perimeter of the fire. The fire is located approximately 16 miles southwest of Bettles and is estimated to be 9 acres, with 10 personnel on scene.
Fickett (#301) – Air resources and eight smokejumpers were able to keep the fire at the last reported acreage after several spot fires were observed outside of containment lines. The spot fires were quickly put in check by the aircraft. Smokejumpers continue cutting a saw line and extinguish heat along the perimeter of the main fire. The fire is located approximately 15 miles southwest of Bettles and is estimated to be 23 acres, with 8 personnel on scene.
McDonald (#119) – Hotshot crews are constructing direct line around the 5 Mile Creek cabins and continue structure protection. Firefighters maintain lookout duties, and engine crews patrol the Richardson Highway corridor. Yesterday’s cooler temperatures helped moderate fire behavior. The fire is located west of the Tanana River and is estimated at 127,957 acres, with 61 personnel on scene. For more information please visit: https://akfireinfo.com/tag/mcdonald-fire/
Little Black (#223) – Fire is staffed with four smokejumpers and the Clear Water Crew. Clear Water Crew is an Alaska-based contract Type 2 hand crew from Mountain Village, St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, and Marshall. There is no change in acreage to report. Personnel will continue to grid the black in order to check for hot spots and protect a nearby allotment. Fire is located approximately 19 miles southwest of Shungnak and is estimated at 1,186 acres with 23 personnel on scene.
Naluk (#209) – Fire behavior was active with 4,000 acres of growth overnight. The fire is staffed with 12 smokejumpers and the12-person Burns Helitack Crew are continuing to protect structures and allotments. Water scooping aircraft was used to moderate fire behavior along the fires edge. Fire is located about 20 miles north of Selawik, the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge and is estimated at 8,000 acres with 24 personnel on scene.
Grapefruit Complex – An Alaska Complex Incident Management Team inbriefed on the Grapefruit Complex earlier today and will shadow current fire management on Sunday, June 30. The team will take command of the fires at 7:00 a.m. Monday, July 1. On the Globe Fire (#253), responding aircraft and ground resources were limited in their ability and response time due to smoke producing poor visibility in the air and on roadways. Crews continue to assess and prep structures and allotment for point protection. Fire is located 40 miles north of Fairbanks and is estimated at 6,333 acres with 73 personnel on scene. Expect delays on the Elliot Highway between mileposts 28 and 50, due to changing fire conditions and firefighting activity in the area. The Eagle (#306), Iver (#249), Slate (#248), Noodor (#192), Fossil (#115) fires are currently in monitor status. For more information please visit: https://akfireinfo.com/tag/globe-fire/
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The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (AFS) located at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, provides wildland fire suppression services for over 240 million acres of Department of the Interior and Native Corporation Lands in Alaska. In addition, AFS has other statewide responsibilities that include: interpretation of fire management policy; oversight of the BLM Alaska Aviation program; fuels management projects; and operating and maintaining advanced communication and computer systems such as the Alaska Lightning Detection System. AFS also maintains a National Incident Support Cache with a $18.1 million inventory. The Alaska Fire Service provides wildland fire suppression services for America’s “Last Frontier” on an interagency basis with the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Military in Alaska.
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