11:45 PM – Evacuations will remain in place for the Starry Fire (#234). Those needing shelter can go to the Tri-Valley School, 400 Suntrana Rd, Healy, Alaska. Contact the Denali Borough for shelter information at (907) 378-7985.
The name of the fire needed to be changed to avoid confusion with a previous fire this season along the Taylor Highway, Starry Fire (#172).
This will be the last update tonight.
10:30 PM – Fairbanks 1 Crew and Pioneer Peak Hotshots have arrived in Anderson. A retardant tanker continues to reload and return to the fire. Single and multi-engine water scoopers continue to drop water. Smokejumpers were requested to the three fires in the Anderson area, ten of them were deployed to the Starry Fire.
The fire is estimated to be 700-acres.
8:00 PM – Air Attack is over the Starry Fire (#234) coordinating the aerial response of two water dropping helicopters, three water scooping aircraft and two retardant tankers. Pioneer Peak Hotshots and Fairbanks 1 Crew are responding.
The fire is estimated to be 100-acres actively burning in black spruce and hardwoods.
7:30 PM – Evacuees are to go to the Tri-Valley School, 400 Suntrana Rd, Healy, Alaska. A map showing the areas to be evacuated can be found at denaliborough.org/fire
7:00 PM — Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection is responding to a wildland fire in the City of Anderson, south of the shooting range. Forestry and local fire departments are responding.
Due to a wildfire near the City of Anderson all residents of the City of Anderson are in a “GO!” evacuation status leave NOW! Check denaliborough.org/fire for more information and for updates.
We will post additional information when it becomes available.
Categories: Active Wildland Fire, Alaska DNR - Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP)
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 