On Wednesday, the Lush Fire (#199) received approximately 0.1-0.2” rain, which resulted in minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. The cooler, wetter weather pattern in the upcoming couple days is anticipated to result in a continuing pattern of minimal fire behavior.
Today, firefighters will continue direct and indirect fireline construction and continue working on point protection to values at risk near the fire. Those values include Alaska Native allotments, structures, and a cultural camp. Scouting for additional values at risk up and downriver will happen today. Firefighters are being broken into small groups so they can address the objectives effectively around the fire. Two additional crews are anticipated to arrive to the fire this afternoon.
Yesterday, the Elephant Fire (#225) received scattered moisture, less than 0.05” across the fire area. Rain remains in the forecast for this fire for the next couple of days and is anticipated to slow fire progression. Firefighters will continue their work of providing structure protection to cabins in the area.
The Shortcut Fire (#322), south of Long Lake near Hay Slough continues to have six smokejumpers working the fire. They are working to extinguish areas of heat on the eastern and western flanks of the fire. Fire managers are evaluating different options to identify heat locations in the upcoming days to assist ground resources. Overall, fire managers are monitoring 35 other fires in the Tanana Zone and will staff those fires if conditions warrant.
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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. 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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