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Porcupine Fire Grows as Yukon Flats sees more lightning-caused starts
(Fairbanks, Alaska) – Hot and dry weather lingers in the Yukon Flats, keeping it primed for new lightning-induced fires and high fire activity. Lightning sparked 16 new wildfires in the state, six of them in northeastern Alaska. Despite the lightning… Read More ›
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Extreme weather conditions expected to spark new fires in Northern Interior Alaska
Lightning sparked new fires in the Northern Interior Alaska with more expected in the upcoming days due to an abundance of dry and warm weather. The U.S. National Weather Service Fairbanks Alaska has issued a Red Flag Warning for most… Read More ›
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Evacuation warning lessened as Any Creek Fire calms
9 p.m. update (last update for June 13, 2020): Due to moderated fire behavior, the evacuation order for the O’Connor Creek Subdivision, which includes Hattie Creek Road, Resolution Road, Determination Drive, and Adit Lane, has been improved to a Level… Read More ›
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Firefighters, aircraft working on fire 10 miles east of Stevens Village
Firefighters, aided by water bombing aircraft, are aggressively fighting an 83-acre fire burning about 10 miles east of Stevens Village. Eight smokejumpers, the BLM Alaska Fire Service Chena Hotshots and a variety of helicopter and airplanes are working to keep… Read More ›
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Lightning sparks new wildfires in central Noatak National Preserve
On June 4, two fires were detected via satellite in Noatak National Preserve. over subsequent days the National Park Service, in coordination with BLM Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), determined there where a total of six lightning-ignited fires burning in… Read More ›
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Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve has its first wildfire of the 2020 season
On Friday, May 22 the Alaska Division of Forestry office in Tok contacted the BLM Alaska Fire Service (AFS) Dispatch with a pilot’s report of new smoke in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. AFS conducted a reconnaissance that day and confirmed… Read More ›
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Final Video Update from the Swan Lake Fire, October 1, 2019
Swan Lake Fire to Transition to local Kenai Kodiak Forestry Office on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 The #SwanLakeFire will transition to the local Kenai Kodiak Office tomorrow (Oct. 2, 2019) morning. This video covers the final messages from Zane Brown, Type 3 Team… Read More ›
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FINAL Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet and Public Information Map-Sept 30th
Swan Lake FireFinal Update September 30, 2019 Firefighters working on the 167,164 acre Swan Lake Fire have completed the majority of suppression repair work including chipping brush piles and repairing containment lines built by dozers and crews. The Swan Lake Fire remains… Read More ›
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Sept 27-29th 2:00 PM – Three Day Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet and Public Information Map
Three Day Update: September 27-29, 2019 Incident Command: Alaska Type 3 Organization, Zane Brown Incident Commander Size: 167,164 acres Containment: 90% Personnel: 103 Due to little change in the activity of the fire, this update will reflect multiple… Read More ›
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Operations Update for the Swan Lake Fire -September 27, 2019
If you want to watch the video on YouTube, follow the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65LoaolZjU0 Dan Osborne , Operations Trainee gives an update for the Swan Lake fire. He goes over what the crews have been doing and what the plans are… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 