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Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection website: http://forestry.alaska.gov/
Mission:
The Alaska Division of Forestry proudly serves Alaskans through forest management and wildland fire protection.
The Wildland Fire and Aviation Program provides safe, cost-effective and efficient fire protection services and related fire and aviation management activities to protect human life and values on State, private and municipal lands. The wildland fire program cooperates with other wildland fire agencies on a statewide, interagency basis.
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Firefighters responding to new fire south of the Chatanika River
10:00 pm UPDATE — Smokejumpers are making good progress on constructing a saw line and will remain on the fire overnight. A quick response from aerial assets has moderated the fire allowing the Super Scoopers to move to another fire requesting assistance. A paracargo mission was completed, bringing the additional equipment and supplies for tomorrow.
This will be the last update for the evening.
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Firefighters Attack the Perimeter of the McCoy Creek Fire
Gains from cooler weekend temperatures were built upon today with an influx of more boots on the ground. The McCoy Creek Fire (#201) now has 60 firefighters that include firefighters from the White Mountain Type 2 Initial Attack Crew, Fairbanks… Read More ›
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Fire activity to increase in Interior Alaska as warm, dry weather returns
Alaska saw a 47,000 acreage increase in acres burned from fire activity over the past week. Since last Monday, roughly 42,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the state igniting widespread wildland fires in the Interior. Fire behavior is expected to continue… Read More ›
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Additional firefighters mobilize in Alaska with increased temperatures and fire activity forecasted
Cooler temperatures and scattered precipitation throughout the interior allowed Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection to position additional resources in place and firefighters to take direct actions on fires. Existing hazard fuel mitigation treatments are being utilized by operations… Read More ›
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New fire discoveries moderate with temperature as additional resources begin to arrive in the Interior
Much of interior Alaska was under light to moderate cloud cover yesterday and recorded slightly cooler temperatures. The number of new fires that showed themselves from last week’s lightning event also moderated, with two new fires in Alaska Division of… Read More ›
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Multiple Fires Managed in the Anderson Complex
EVACUATION STATUS: The City of Anderson and all residents that use any road west of the George Parks Highway between Milepost 270 and the Rex Bridge are in Evacuation Status SET. This means you need to be ready to leave… Read More ›
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Evacuation orders in place for Denali and Fairbanks North Star Boroughs as fire activity increases in the Interior
There were 11 new fires Friday, seven in Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection response area and four in BLM Alaska Fire Service response area. There were 819 lightning strikes recorded Friday, considerably less than the previous multiple thousands… Read More ›
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Updated: Fire near mile 3 of Kobe Road held at 2 acres
On Friday, July 28, the Kobe Road Fire was initially reported as 100 acres. The fire is now estimated at 2 acres. The more accurate acreage estimate is based on increased visibility and reconnaissance flights conducted Saturday evening. The fire… Read More ›
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Interior Alaska remains in very high fire danger
11 new fires started on Thursday, July 27 in State of Alaska protection jurisdiction and 10 in BLM Alaska Fire Service. The interior region of Alaska remains in Very High Fire Danger despite temperatures and lighting activity slightly moderating from… Read More ›
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Type 2 Incident Management Team ordered for the Teklanika River Fire
The Teklanika River Fire grew to an estimated 1,000 acres today from 700 acres last night. The fire perimeter expanded on all sides, except to the north, and grew primarily west and south towards the 2022 Clear Fire scar. Additional… Read More ›
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