Two new wildfires were reported Sunday morning in the Galena Zone.
An aircraft with six smokejumpers aboard searched for the Dog Fire (#402), which was detected 8 miles northeast of Nome. They never located a fire. The smokejumpers returned to Nome to await the arrival of six additional smokejumpers who demobilized Sunday from the Duck Fire (#379).
The Duck Fire, northwest of the Imuruk Basin and about 26 miles east of Teller, is fully contained and controlled. All 12 smokejumpers in Nome will be flown to Galena to get ready for their next assignment.
The Sikik Fire (#404) was also reported Sunday morning. It is 3 miles west of the Noatak River at river mile 266 in the Noatak National Preserve. The fire is burning in a limited protection area and will be monitored.
Elsewhere in the Galena Zone, 12 smokejumpers continue to work on the Shiliak Fire (#374). The fire is about 25 miles northeast and across the water from Kotzebue. It is 40% contained. Firefighters have pumps and hose set up around the perimeter and are engaged in mop up. The fire is being fought under a containment/control strategy due to the potential threat to Alaska Native allotments and other values at risk.
The Galena Zone recorded 320 lightning strikes on Saturday with additional strikes recorded today. Western Alaska continues to see hot, dry weather with high temperatures in the 80s, which increases the potential for new starts and rapid fire growth.
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