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Rains miss northeast Alaskan Interior as fires there continue to burn
Despite much of Alaska receiving rain today, the southeastern Brooks Range, Upper Yukon River, and surrounding uplands continues to be hot, dry, and windy. Gusty northeasterly winds were expected in the southeastern Brooks Range and Yukon Flats. Fires burning in… Read More ›
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Wind shift brings smoke from northeastern fires to other parts of Alaska
Saturday’s warm, dry weather across the Upper Yukon River and surrounding uplands increased fire activity on a majority of the fires burning east of the Sheenjek River and along the Canadian border. A shift in the wind Saturday evening to… Read More ›
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Red Flag Warnings persist for northeastern Alaska
Hot, dry and windy weather continues to plague the northeastern Interior of Alaska prompting a Red Flag Warning to be in effect until 10 p.m. Saturday. The area along the southeastern Brooks Range from Bettles to the Canadian border, along… Read More ›
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McHugh Fire Update for Tuesday, July 26
ANCHORAGE – Hotspots were detected on the 778-acre McHugh Fire on Monday during a helicopter flight equipped with an infrared camera. Firefighters will focus on these areas as the suppression efforts begin to slow down. The five hotshot crews from… Read More ›
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McHugh Fire community meeting
ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team held a community meeting Friday evening, July 22, 2016, at South Anchorage High School to update residents on the status of firefighting efforts on the McHugh Fire. At the time of the meeting, the… Read More ›
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Alaska fires have burned more than 5 million acres
The 2015 Alaska fire season reached another milestone Friday by surpassing the 5-million- mark in the number of acres burned so far this season. According to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center’s daily situation report released on Friday, a total of… Read More ›
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Tanana area fires update, Aug. 2
Special Announcement: Today is the FINAL update for the Tanana Area Fires. The incident containment goals have been met and incident objectives achieved. Special Announcement: The last public meeting to provide fire information will be noon Monday, Aug 3 at… Read More ›
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Tanana area fires update, Aug. 1
Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 497,665 Cause: Lightning Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 183,448 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,378 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,666 acres Kokrine (~50 mi. W… Read More ›
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Tanana area fires update, July 31
Special Announcements: Please note: Fire Information has a new phone number: 907-799-4212. Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 496,813 Cause: Lightning Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 183,444 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana)… Read More ›
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Tanana area fires update, July 30
Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 496,131 Cause: Lightning Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 183,415 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,378 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,612 acres Kokrine (~50 mi…. Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 