The Northern New Mexico Incident Management Team assumed command of the Roundabout Complex yesterday and have established an Incident Command Post at the Jimmy Huntington School in Huslia. Fire managers are implementing a full suppression strategy of this 13,888-acre complex that prioritizes point protection around critical values.
Moldy Fire (#279) – As the largest fire in the complex at approximately 11,336 acres, fire managers are currently assessing protection strategies of Alaska Native allotments and structures. Reconnaissance flights completed earlier in the week helped firefighters pinpoint locations for helicopter landing zones, or helispots. These sites will be used to transport firefighters and supplies into the area to support suppression efforts. The fire remains about eight miles southwest of Huslia.
Caribou Fire (#128) – Utilizing direct tactics on this 1,830-acre fire, firefighters have successfully slowed its progression. The Zigzag Hotshot Crew from Mt. Hood, Oregon arrived yesterday and began constructing handline to protect areas of concern near a historic mine site outside Hogatza.
Richards Fire (#251) – Yesterday, crews successfully completed containment of this fire and are shifting priorities to other areas within the complex.
Billy Hawk (#182) and Billy Hawk 2 (#191) remain in monitor status due to the diligence of hardworking firefighters.
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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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