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Alaska Complex Incident Management Team Takes Over Mukluk Fire in Tok

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IC Jake Livingston stands in front of a map to the left, while firefighters are gathered listening to the right.
Alaska CIMT Incident Commander Jake Livingston speaks at Thursday’s morning briefing. PC: Emily Hjortstorp/DFFP

Highlights: As of 7:00 am Thursday, the Alaska Complex Incident Management Team #1 has taken over command of the Mukluk Fire. On Wednesday, two water-scooping aircraft arrived from Canada, along with the Midnight Sun Hotshot Crew and Tanana Chiefs Type 2IA Crew, returning from assignments in the Lower 48. Their arrival adds to the multiple air tankers, helicopters, dozers, engines, and crews already supporting fire suppression efforts. Please stay out of GO! evacuation areas to give firefighters the space they need to work and to avoid the numerous hazards that remain in the area.

Operations: Within the community of Tok, firefighters continue to strengthen containment lines, protect structures, and patrol for flare-ups. Six dozers and smokejumpers are building a fireline through thick spruce, working north along the western edge of the fire to establish a strong containment line. As more crews arrive, they will be assigned to the northeast side of the fire to construct fireline and strengthen control efforts in that area. As additional resources arrive, crews will patrol the Tanana River for spot fires and assess cabins and Native allotments in the area. Protecting residents, firefighters, and property remains the priority.

Weather & Fire Behavior: The forecast calls for increased cloud cover over the fire area, which will help suppress inversion formation and moderate temperatures. Thursday and Friday will see cooler temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s, with minimum relative humidities improving to 35-50%. Isolated showers are possible Thursday but are not expected to produce wetting rain. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms remain possible over the terrain north of the fire each afternoon through Saturday, with the potential for gusty outflow winds should a storm develop nearby.

Tanana Chiefs Conference Crew arriving at the Mukluk Fire Wednesday evening. PC: Emily Hjortstorp/DFFP

Mukluk Fire Information:

Evacuations:

Level 3 GO! (Red) 

  • Midnight Sun Zone is for the area on the north side of the Alaska Highway from Sun Dog Trail on the west to 5th Street East on the east to north of Red Fox Drive.

Level 2 SET (Yellow) 

  • Sun Dog Zone is for the area on the north side of the Alaska Highway from Makenzie Trail on the west to Sun Dog Trail on the east to Red Fox Drive on the north. The homes west of Sun Dog Trail and north of Red Fox Drive are also included in this zone.
  • Willow West Zone is for the area north of West Willow Way from Sun Dog Trail on the west side to West C Street on the east and south of the Alaska Highway 
  • Tok City Zone is for the area north of West Willow Way from West C Street and Moose Horn Road on the west to East D Street on the east and south of 3rd Avenue.

Level 1 READY (Green) 

  • Makenzie Zone is for the area west of Makenzie Trail, north of Borealis Avenue, south of Red Fox Drive. 
  • Scoby Zone is for the area south of the Alaska Highway, east of Makenzie Trail, west of Scoby Way and north of Borealis Avenue
  • Borealis Zone is for the area south of Willow Avenue West, east of D Street East, west of Scoby Way and north of Borealis Avenue
  • Airport Zone is for the area north and south of the Alaska Highway, east of D Street East to east of the Musher’s Hall.
This map shows the perimeter of the Mukluk Fire as well as the evacuation zones. Click on the image to download the PDF file.

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