BLM Alaska Fire Service Fire Update

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on July 10, 2024

Firefighters with the Slide Mountain hand crew from the North Lake Tahoe Fire District in Nevada build a fire break west of Ruby, Alaska, as part of their assignment to the Main Fire (#240) on July 9, 2024. CREDIT: Slide Mountain Crew

As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, there were 156 active wildfires statewide with one new start in the past 24 hours. So far, 328 fires have burned 582,837 acres across Alaska. Brief updates are provided for Wedneday’s staffed fires within the BLM Alaska Fire Service protection area. 

Deep (#213) – In the last 24 hours, the Deep Fire has received more than an inch of rain with continued cloudy conditions. Wednesday, the Crow Helitack crew is continuing community protection projects while also removing equipment from areas that are no longer considered threatened. Firefighters will continue reconnaissance efforts to assess the areas between the fire edge and structures, this is dependent on safe weather conditions. The fire is 6 miles southwest of the Lake Minchumina community. It is estimated at 22,346 acres with 8 people assigned.

Main (#240) – Firefighters continued building fire breaks around the community of Ruby on Wednesday, following previously identified lines as part of their point protection strategy. The Rifle Helitack crew planned to boat back to the allotments west of the fire, weather permitting, to continue searching for and extinguishing hotspots along the fire’s edge. Minimal fire activity has been reported due to rain, cool temperatures and elevated relative humidity. No major changes in weather or fire activity are anticipated. The fire is 7 miles southwest of Ruby. It is 24,537 acres. Sixty-four people are assigned.

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Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Fire Service, P.O. Box 35005, 1541 Gaffney Road, Fort Wainwright, AK 99703

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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.