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• Live Update: “Breaking it Down” – Shovel Creek Fire Saturday, July 13th 2019 Update

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 13, 2019

  

  If you prefer to watch on YouTube click here: Subscribe to the Shovel Creek Fire Videos Channel For Insider Aerial and Fireline Videos – Channel https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M Update – Saturday, July 13th @ 8:00 am Rob Allen, Incident Commander Size: 23,734… Read More ›

• Shovel Creek Fire July 13th 2019 Briefing Highlights from the Front Row

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 13, 2019

  

   If you prefer you can watch this video on  YouTube. To watch fireline and aerial footage of the fire subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M Size: 23,734 acres      Containment: 30%       Personnel: 621       Start Date: June 21, 2019       Cause: Lightning Yesterday,… Read More ›

• Rain Falls on Tanana Zone Fires

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 13, 2019

  

  Many fires within the Tanana Zone experienced rain on Friday, with southern fires receiving more rainfall than northern fires. Smoky conditions and low ceilings prevented many planned flights from taking place, but with today’s increasing visibility it appears that supplies… Read More ›

• Montana Creek – Malaspina Fire Update July 13, 2019: Crew mopping-up remaining hot spots.

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 13, 2019

  

  Fire crews are finishing mop-up and finding few remaining hot spots within containment lines. Today a helicopter equipped with an infrared sensor was used to monitor heat within the fires’ interior. A few areas still showing heat and smoldering were… Read More ›

• Hess Creek Fire receives over one inch of rain – Fire Update 7/13/19

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 13, 2019

  The Hess Creek fire received more than an inch of rain on Friday. Although numerous areas continue to smolder on the ground beneath the canopy, the increased moisture dramatically reduced fire activity. Due to low temperatures and high moisture levels,… Read More ›

• Shovel Creek Fire July 13th 8am Update:Rain Dampened Fire Behavior & Crews Make Progress with Mop-up

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 13, 2019

  

  Watch videos and fire footage at the Shovel Creek Fire YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M Current Statistics: Size: 23,734 acres      Containment: 30%       Personnel: 621      Start Date: June 21, 2019       Cause: Lightning Yesterday, rain throughout the fire area dampened fire behavior providing a break… Read More ›

• Montana Creek – Malaspina Fires: Unmanned Aerial System Use and Images

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 12, 2019

  An unmanned aerial system (UAS) was used on the Montana Creek – Malaspina Fires yesterday (July 11, 2019). The UAS which flew the fire is a Type 3/4, which means it is the smallest type of UAS (approximately the size… Read More ›

• Beaver Fire crosses South Fork of Chena River, no growth on Ninetyeight Creek Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 12, 2019

  The Beaver Fire (#390) is still moving to the east/southeast and crossed the South Fork of the Chena River yesterday. Three small spot fires (totaling less than 1 acre) on the river’s south bank were showing minimal activity, and a… Read More ›

• BLM issues campfire ban for Southcentral and Interior Alaska

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 12, 2019

  

  ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management today issued updated fire restrictions banning all open fires (campfires) on BLM-managed public lands in Southcentral and Interior Alaska. The new fire prevention order, issued in response to the current extreme fire danger,… Read More ›

• Shovel Creek Fire:Evacuation Level Reduction Update-July 12

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 12, 2019

  –Evacuation Levels Reduced– Firefighters have successfully connected line from Old Murphy Dome Rd to the Chatanika River. As mop up continues along the fire perimeter coupled with higher humidity and rain, the Pacific Northwest Team 2, managing the fire, has… Read More ›