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Rex Complex Fire update, June 25
Fire at a Glance Size: Total 16,300 acres Fish Creek Fire: 6,900 acres Kobe Fire: 9,400 acres Containment: 5% Assigned personnel: 427 Aircraft: 1 Heavy-lift helicopters 2 Medium-lift helicopters Location: Kobe: 6 miles SW of Anderson Fish Cr: 5 mi…. Read More ›
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Healy Lake Fire update, June 25
Fire Activities on Wednesday: Healy Lake Fire: The first infrared flight was flown last night, mapping the fire at 9,473 acres. Suppression efforts around cabins on the south shore cove are in the final stages. Gridding for and mopping up… Read More ›
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Anaconda Creek Fire update, June 25
Incident Summary Approximate Acreage: 2147 acres Fire Containment: 0% Incident Commander: Rob Allen Start Date: June 20, 2015 Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 141 Structures: Lost 0 Jurisdiction: Fairbanks North Star Borough Cooperators: Alaska Division of Forestry, Alaska State Troopers, Bureau… Read More ›
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Updated Alaska burn restrictions and closures
Here is a list of burn restrictions and closures throughout the state as of 9 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Federal lands- *Possessing or discharging any kind of fireworks or pyrotechnic devise are always prohibited on federal land Koyukuk,… Read More ›
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Alaska fire information websites
Overview of all Alaska state fires https://akfireinfo.com/ http://fire.ak.blm.gov/ https://www.facebook.com/#!/AK.Forestry #899- Rex Complex http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4319/ #439- Anaconda Creek Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4321/ https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Anaconda-Creek-Fire/662756390491733 #500- Tozitna Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4322/ #292- Card Street Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4309/ https://www.facebook.com/#!/Kenai.Peninsula.Borough http://kpboem.blogspot.com/ #282- Sockeye Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4288/ https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sockeye-Fire/830372740387802 https://www.facebook.com/#!/MatSuBorough #306- Stetson Creek Fire… Read More ›
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Structure protection for Healy Lake fires nearly complete
June 24, 12:15 p.m. HEALY LAKE AREA FIRE UPDATE Healy Lake (#313) Location: 25 miles east of Delta Start Date: June 16 Cause: Lightning Size: 14,000 acres (approx.) Containment: 25%* Number of Personnel: 133 Other fires in Delta area: Healy… Read More ›
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Fires in Tanana area continue to grow
June 24, 12 p.m. Facts at a Glance Size: Spicer Creek ~ 21,000 acres; Tozitna ~33,000 acres Moose Point ~5,900 acres Kochrine ~1,500 acres; Hay Slough ~ 24,000 acres Bering Creek & Chitanana ~19,800 acres Harper Bend ~4,300 acres; Blind… Read More ›
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Southwest Area resources staged for community protection if needed
June 23, 2015 4:30 PM FIRE REPORT, SOUTHWEST AREA EXTREME FIRE DANGER throughout Southwest Alaska! THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL AND DIVISION OF FORESTRY HAVE ISSUED A BURN BAN ON ALL State, Municipal and Private Lands OF WESTERN ALASKA CURRENT SOUTHWEST… Read More ›
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Healy Lake Fire update
12 p.m. Healy Lake (#313) Location: 25 miles east of Delta Start Date: June 16 Cause: Lightning Size: 14,000 acres (approx.) Containment: 25%* Number of Personnel: 133 Other fires in Delta area: Healy River (#386) – 1,700 acres (approx.) Michigan… Read More ›
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Mid-Yukon area fires from Tanana to Ruby
11 a.m. Facts at a Glance Size: Spicer Creek- Approx. 12,500 acres; Moose Point/Kochrine- Approx. 3,500 acres; Hay Slough – Approx. 17,000 acres; Bering – Approx. 7,500 acres; Tozitna- Approx. 25,000 acres; Chitanana – Approx. 5,000 acres; Harper… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 