The Starry Fire (#234), located just outside of Anderson, is 70% contained.
Crews spent Saturday continuing to increase accessibility throughout the fire, working through significant rain. On the eastern side of the fire, a helispot was completed. Two ATV roads spanning the interior were created, allowing firefighters to traverse the fire without having to go around the perimeter. Engines 267 and 865 worked on three smokes in the northwest side of the fire as well as a dozer berm smoke in the southwest.
Sunday, dozers, engines and hand crews will continue progress on the fire. The eastern flank has been cold trailed up to 50 feet into the fire, with the goal of reaching 100 feet today. This side of the fire is filled with jack straw, or tangled trees. Jack straw is time consuming and tedious to remove. The western flank has been cold trailed up to 100 feet, with the goal of reaching 200 feet today. Crews will grid the northwest and southwest corners of the fire where smoke was seen yesterday.
The dozer lines and two-track roads will be improved today after being impacted by Saturday’s rain. Crews will also begin backhaul of unneeded equipment off the fireline today.
Breezy, southwesterly winds are forecast to bring some rain showers over the fire area this morning. These showers will lessen in the afternoon but remain possible into the evening. Scattered showers will remain in the forecast through Tuesday. Temperatures today will rise into the mid 60s with minimum relative humidity levels between 45 and 55 percent.
Categories: Active Wildland Fire, Alaska DNR - Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP)
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