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• Tok River Fire: Crews Capitalize on Cooler Conditions

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 18, 2016

  

  Tok, Alaska, 2:20pm –The lightning-caused Tok River wildfire has burned 614 acres of Tetlin Village Tribal Council land and 117 acres of state land, for a total of 731 acres. The Alaska Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team remains in… Read More ›

• Tok River Wildfire is Now 18% Contained

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 17, 2016

  

  Tok, Alaska, 2pm –The lightning-caused Tok River wildfire is now 18% contained. The Alaska Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team is in place and managing the Tok River Fire while assisting the Tok Area Forestry with initial attack responsibilities. Four… Read More ›

• Tok River Fire Transitioned to Type 2 Team Today

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 16, 2016

  

    Tok, Alaska – The Alaska Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team with Incident Commander Tom Kurth, assumed management of the Tok River Fire at 8 a.m. today. The team’s presence brings additional resources, including aviation assets and ground crews… Read More ›

• Transitioning to a Type 4 Incident

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 13, 2016

  

  July 12, 2016 – This will be the final Alatna Complex update unless significant fire activity occurs. By the end of shift on Thursday the majority of the complex overhead and crews will be demobed. The fire will transition from… Read More ›

• Demob Begins as Containment Increases

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 10, 2016

  

  The Siruk Creek (#342) fire is now 85% contained. The remaining uncontained perimeter is on the northeast finger were crews are working towards each other to complete the line. The Chena Hotshot crew is being demobed off the fire today… Read More ›

• Increased Containment and Upcoming Community Meeting in Allakaket

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 8, 2016

  

  After much hard work firefighters have reached 65% containment on the Siruk Creek (#342) fire. Crews continue to utilize specially trained crew members to clear the perimeter of fuels with chainsaws followed by additional crew members that dig the line… Read More ›

• Weather increases fire activity on the Alatna Complex

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 6, 2016

  

  The warmer and drier weather accompained by wind on Monday and Tuesday resulted in an increase in fire activity. Yesterday, the Siruk Creek Fire (#342) saw fire behavior increase on the northeast perimeter. A helicopter with an external bucket was… Read More ›

• More people tasked to help with Alatna Complex

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 5, 2016

  

  July 5, 2016 (ALLAKAKET, Alaska) – Fire officials have determined that additional crews are needed to accomplish the objectives set forth by the agencies involved. On Monday, the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Gannett Glacier Type 2 Initial Attack (IA) crew… Read More ›

• Alatna Complex Update: Bergman Creek Fire contained

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 2, 2016

  

  July 2 – Fire officials have called the Bergman Creek Fire (#323) 100% contained. The Hughes Type 2 crew and last remaining overhead on fire #323 will be demobilized by the end of shift and reassigned to other fires in… Read More ›

• Alatna Complex Update: fire officials hold first community meeting

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 30, 2016

  

  June 30, 2016 (ALLAKAKET, Alaska) – Alatna Complex fire officials held the first community meeting in Allakaket today to talk about the BLM Alaska Fire Service’s strategy to handle fires burning on the west side of the Koyukuk River. The… Read More ›