There is a temporary flight restriction (TFR) still in place over the fire until further notice.
Tractor Trail Fire (#334), located 4 miles south of Northway, is estimated at 88 acres. Smokejumpers are reinforcing the fire line. Backhauling of supplies has started.
Lake Mansfield Fire (#282), which may be visible from the road, is located 26.5 miles northwest of Tok and is estimated at 688 acres. Eagle Cap Wildland Fire Use Module from the Wallowa Whitman National Forest in Oregon is now working on suppressing and monitoring the fire.
Limited Protection Area Fires (Northeast of Tok)
River Trail Fire (#276) is located 15 miles east of the Taylor Highway and is estimated at 19,900 acres. The Ridgeline Fire (#278) is located 30 miles east of the Taylor Highway and is estimated at 4,500 acres. The McArthur Creek Fire (#281) is located 58 miles east of Tok and 45 miles southeast of the Taylor Highway. It is estimated at 5,400 acres. Kechumstuk Creek Fire (#192) is about 47 miles north of Tok. It is estimated at 12,416 acres. These fires are not a threat to communities or structures at this time. They are being monitored from the air.
A new start was detected Thursday evening about 4.5 miles from Northway (Northway Fire #342). It is 100% contained.
Firefighters are working hard on suppressing these fires. Resources are shared and crews are rotated when they need to rest.
For more information, please call the Tok Fire Information Line: (907) 505-0362
Categories: Active Wildland Fire, AK Fire Info, Alaska DNR - Division of Forestry (DOF)
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