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Progress made on Fish Fire (#319) west of Dalton Highway near Arctic Circle Campground
Firefighters are making excellent progress as they work to extinguish the Fish Fire (#319) on the west side of the Dalton Highway near mile marker 116. A Type 3 incident management team from Nevada assumed command of the fire at… Read More ›
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Alaska moves to Preparedness Level 4 at noon today
Based on current and expected fire activity, the Alaska Multi-Agency Coordination Group has decided to elevate the state from Preparedness Level 3 to Preparedness Level 4. The change will take effect today, June 22, at noon. At present there are… Read More ›
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UPDATE: Fish Fire receives rain; more resources ordered
The Fish Fire (#319) has been mapped by GPS on the ground at 295 acres tonight. The fire, which was started by lightning, received some rain this afternoon. This moderated much of the fire activity to smoldering and creeping. The… Read More ›
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Fish Fire along Dalton Hwy forces evacuation of Arctic Circle campground
A new wildfire burning on the west side of the Dalton Highway near mile marker 116 has forced the evacuation of Arctic Circle campground. The Fish Fire (#319) is currently being fought by 12 smokejumpers with support from two Fire… Read More ›
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Unified Response Stops Armstrong Fire in Houston Area
Alaska DOF crews from the MatSu Area teamed up with firefighters from the Houston, Big Lake, West Lakes and Central Fire Departments to stop a 2.4 acre fire along Armstrong Road in Houston on Thursday afternoon. Initial attack by DOF… Read More ›
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Heli-rappellers to support point protection on Lime Complex – operations video update
June 17th Alaska Type 2 Black Incident Management Team Operations Update by career Alaskan smokejumper and Operations Section Chief trainee Matt Allen. The fires under the Black Team management include #188, 189, 190, 193 197, 198, 205, 206, 207, 216,… Read More ›
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Lichen Fire summary video with clips of air tanker drops, helicopter with bucket and engine crews mopping up
With 100% containment and the fire in monitor status, this video summarizes the last 24 hours of initial attack and suppression response. The 2.5 acre #LichenFire begin in the vicinity of milepost 91 of the Parks Highway north of Willow… Read More ›
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Lichen Fire 100% contained at 2.5 acres just before midnight; overnight patrol quiet and Pioneer Peak Hotshots arrived to finish mop up
The 2.5 acre Lichen Fire was declared 100% contained at 11:10pm on July 4th by DNR Type 4 Incident Commander Brian Carver. A coordinated local response with direct fireline construction, air support by both Mat-Su helitack and retardant tankers, and… Read More ›
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Mat-Su helitack, crew and local engines use direct fireline and retardant to hammer small 3 acre Lichen Fire north of Willow at mile 91
The small approximately 3-4 acre Lichen Fire (#323) is burning near Lichen Drive in the Upper Susitna area north of Willow around milepost 91 of the Parks Highway. The cause of the fire is under investigation. As of 8:30pm on… Read More ›
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With Mat-Su seeing recent clouds and light rain, Forestry Firefighters study duff layers to determine fire danger level
While firefighters in the Fairbanks area work to construct fireline and protect structures, firefighters in the partly cloudy and sometimes damp Mat-Su area are studying the exact moisture levels in the tundra to determine fire danger. Partly cloudy days over… Read More ›
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