The Upper Yukon Zone has seen a return to warming and drying as of Friday morning. This trend will continue as temperatures are expected to reach into the upper seventies and low eighties on Saturday. Sunday has the potential to bring moisture and thunderstorms to the area, and lightning is expected. Two staffed fires have recently transitioned into monitor status, and the Tsukon (#382) remains staffed under a point protection strategy. Smokejumpers have responded to the Polly Fire (#435), a new start.
Tsukon Fire (#382) – The Olympic Wildland Fire Module continues point protection on nearby allotments and structures by utilizing boat and helicopter transport. Although precipitation has halted over the fire, activity has remained moderated due to minimal wind. As fuels begin to dry over the weekend, the module will monitor fire behavior with recon flights. The fire is currently at 1,319 acres and located between Venetie and Fort Yukon.
Polly Fire (#435) – 4 smokejumpers have responded to a new fire, located 34 miles south of Eagle and 2 miles east of milepost 108 on the Taylor Highway. The fire is 50 acres and growing, burning in black spruce with backing and group torching. The nearest structure is located 1.5 miles to the east.
Smoke may be visible from the highway, do not stop.
Runt Fire (#330) – The fire has been put into monitor status. Fire resources demobilized from the fire on Friday to be assigned to other ongoing incidents.
Fortymile Fire (#344) – The fire has been called contained and put into monitor status.
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