Cloudy, cooler weather continues to help moderate fire behavior on the Taixtsalda Hill Fire burning southeast of Tok. The fire, which started on July 23, is now estimated at 27,194 acres in size, an increase of 5,194 acres. However, the increase in acreage is due to better mapping rather than increased fire activity, according to […]
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Fire activity on Taixtsalda Hill Fire wanes with cooler, wetter weather; downsizing to begin today
August 4, 2018 
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Cooler, cloudier weather helps slow fire growth on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
August 3, 2018 Comments Off on Cooler, cloudier weather helps slow fire growth on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
Cloudy and cooler weather helped moderate fire behavior and growth on the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) on Thursday. The fire is now 22,000 acres in size, an increase of only 15 acres. The fire, which started July 23, is burning in a remote area approximately 14 miles southwest of the village of Northway and 38 miles […]
Continue reading Efforts to protect property and cabins continue on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
August 2, 2018 Comments Off on Efforts to protect property and cabins continue on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
Fire behavior on the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) was active on Wednesday, with several smoke columns visible from the Alaska Highway. The fire is now 21,985 acres in size, an increase of 1,485 acres. The fire, which started July 23, is burning in a remote area approximately 14 miles southwest of Northway and 38 miles southeast of […]
Continue reading Taixtsalda Hill Fire gains another 2,000 acres; tops 20,000-acre mark
August 1, 2018 Comments Off on Taixtsalda Hill Fire gains another 2,000 acres; tops 20,000-acre mark
The hot and dry weather on Tuesday supported active fire behavior on the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) burning southeast of Tok. The fire is now estimated at 20,500 acres, an increase of 2,100 acres, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The fire, which started July 23, is burning in a remote area approximately 14 miles southwest […]
Continue reading State forestry firefighters mopping up small wildfire near Palmer
July 31, 2018 Comments Off on State forestry firefighters mopping up small wildfire near Palmer
Wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are responding to a small wildfire in the Knik River Valley approximately 20 miles southeast of Palmer. The Friday Fire, estimated at three-tenths of an acre, was reported on the north side of the Knik River near Friday Creek late Monday night by residents on Knik River […]
Continue reading Firefighters conduct successful burnouts around allotments on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
July 31, 2018 Comments Off on Firefighters conduct successful burnouts around allotments on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
Fire behavior was active again on Monday and the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) southeast of Tok grew by another 3,000 acres. The fire is now estimated at 18,406 acres, an increase of approximately 3,000 acres. The fire, which started July 23, is burning in a remote area approximately 14 miles southwest of the village of […]
Continue reading Crews continue allotment protection on 15,200-acre Taixtsalda Hill Fire
July 30, 2018 Comments Off on Crews continue allotment protection on 15,200-acre Taixtsalda Hill Fire
The Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) burning southeast of Tok has grown to 15,200 acres as of Sunday evening, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The fire, which started July 23, is approximately 14 miles southwest of the village of Northway and 38 miles southeast of Tok. A Type 3 incident management team based in […]
Continue reading Firefighters continue prepping allotments for possible burnout operation on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
July 29, 2018 Comments Off on Firefighters continue prepping allotments for possible burnout operation on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
Firefighters continue to set up protection measures around Native allotments and cabins threatened by the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) in hopes of conducting burnout operations to widen and reinforce containment lines around them. The latest size estimate for the Taixtsalda Hill Fire is 14,428 acres, a decrease of more than 500 acres from Saturday, according […]
Continue reading Taixtsalda Hill Fire still growing; now estimated at 15,000 acres
July 28, 2018 Comments Off on Taixtsalda Hill Fire still growing; now estimated at 15,000 acres
The Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) burning southeast of Tok continued to grow on Friday due to hot, dry conditions and is now estimated at 15,000 acres, an increase of approximately 2,000 acres from Friday. Most of the new growth on Friday occurred on the north end of the fire as the result of a 1-mile […]
Continue reading Taixtsalda Hill Fire grows to 13,000 acres; public meetings planned in Northway, Tok
July 27, 2018 Comments Off on Taixtsalda Hill Fire grows to 13,000 acres; public meetings planned in Northway, Tok
The Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) burning southwest of Northway continues to grow due to hot, dry and windy conditions that have persisted for the last week in the eastern Interior. The fire is now estimated at 13,000 acres, an increase of 1,000 acres from Thursday. The fire started on Monday and is burning in a […]
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