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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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Shovel Creek Fire grows to 900 acres; community meeting tonight in Goldstream Valley
The Alaska Incident Management Team will host a community meeting for the Shovel Creek Fire (#319) on Wednesday, June 26 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Ken Kunkel Community Center pavilion (2645 Goldstream Road, Fairbanks AK). The incident management team… Read More ›
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State forestry strategizing to manage 1,700-acre wildfire southeast of Tok
The Alaska Division of Forestry is formulating a plan to manage an approximately 1,689-acre wildfire southeast of Tok. The Boundary River Fire (#362) was reported at around 5 p.m. Sunday as a 1-acre fire burning in black spruce and tundra… Read More ›
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Firefighters begin mopping up Caribou Creek Fire; now 65 percent contained
Firefighters on Tuesday began what is expected to be an extensive mop-up operation on the 310-acre Caribou Creek Fire burning north of Chena Hot Springs Road near the community of Two Rivers. As of Tuesday morning, the fire was reported… Read More ›
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Increase in fire activity prompts Level 1 evacuation alert for Shovel Creek Fire
The Alaskan Type 2 Incident Management Team (Incident Commander Norm McDonald) assumed command of the Shovel Creek (#319) and Nugget Creek (#323) Fires 7 a.m. on Monday, June 24. The Shovel Creek Fire was started by lightning on June 21… Read More ›
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Borough puts Murphy Dome residents on alert about increased activity on Shovel Creek Fire
Fire activity has increased on the Shovel Creek Fire burning northwest of Fairbanks near Murphy Dome. At the recommendation of the incident commander of the Alaska Type 2 Green Incident Management Team the Fairbanks North Star Borough has issued a… Read More ›
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Firefighters complete saw line around Caribou Creek Fire to reach 60% containment
Progress continues to be made on creating fireline around the 310-acre Caribou Creek Fire that is burning north of Chena Hot Springs Road near the community of Two Rivers. The fire was started by lightning on June 16 and is… Read More ›
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Cooler, wetter weather helps on Shovel Creek Fire; Alaska Type 2 team takes charge
Cooler temperatures and higher relative humidities on Sunday helped moderate fire behavior on the Shovel Creek Fire (#319), burning approximately 20 miles northwest of Fairbanks. As of Monday morning, the fire which is 3 miles north of Murphy Dome was… Read More ›
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Rain, cooler weather help tamp down wildfires in Fairbanks, Tok
Heavy precipitation on Saturday and drizzly, cool weather on Sunday greatly subdued fire activity on the 310-acre Caribou Creek Fire (#255) burning north of Two Rivers about 25 miles east of Fairbanks. The remote, lightning-caused fire approximately 7.5 miles north of… Read More ›
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Moister, cooler weather calms Caribou Creek Fire near Two Rivers
Higher relative humidities and slightly cooler temperatures helped to moderate fire activity on the Caribou Creek Fire (#255) on Saturday. More than 150 firefighters are working to contain the 300-acre fire burning north of the community of Two Rivers about… Read More ›
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Shovel Creek Fire near Murphy Dome northwest of Fairbanks now estimated at 400 acres
As of Saturday morning, the Shovel Creek Fire burning 3 miles north of Murphy Dome near Fairbanks is now an estimated 400 acres, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The lightning-caused fire was reported at 5:20 p.m. Friday. Initial… Read More ›
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