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• Yukon Flats wildland fire roundup Saturday, June 27

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 27, 2015

  

  Noon update #622 Marten Creek: 0.5 acres. Lightning, discovered on 6/24-25 miles northwest of Fort Yukon Friday: Rosources requested for incident but unable to respond do to poor visibility. Another attempt will be made when conditions improve. Fire remains in… Read More ›

• Yukon Flats wildland fire roundup Friday, June 26

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 26, 2015

  Noon update: #622 Marten Creek: 0.5 acres. Lightning, discovered on 6/24-25 miles northwest of Fort Yukon Thursday: No new update. Wednesday: The fire was reported by aircraft and has been placed into monitor status. #608 Rainbow: 12,500 acres. Lightning, discovered… Read More ›

• Yukon Flats wildland fire roundup Thursday, June 25

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 25, 2015

  Noon update #622 Marten Creek: 0.5 acres. Lightning, discovered on 6/24-25 miles northwest of Fort Yukon Wednesday: The fire was reported by aircraft and has been placed into monitor status. #608 Rainbow: 12,500 acres. Lightning, discovered on 6/24- 45 miles… Read More ›

• Yukon Flats wildland fire roundup for Wednesday, June 24

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 24, 2015

  

  Compiled at noon on Wednesday. #605 Christian River #3: 150 acres. Lightning, discovered on 6/23-63 miles north of Fort Yukon Tuesday: Fire was reported by aircraft. It is burning in white spruce with 100% active perimeter. It has been placed… Read More ›

• Temporary Flight Restrictions in place over multiple Alaska wildland fires

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 20, 2015

  4:15 p.m. – Alaska firefighting agencies rely heavily on aircraft to fight wildland fires. The airspace surrounding these fires needs to be clear so that air operations can be conducted in a safe manner. Air tankers, helicopters and smokejumper operations may… Read More ›

• Card Street Fire crosses Skilak Loop Road

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 18, 2015

  

  10:00 a.m. Sterling, Alaska – Driven by strong westerly winds, the Card Street Fire left Sterling yesterday and ran past the western side of Skilak Loop Road. The wildfire sent plumes of smoke, miles into the sky and grew by… Read More ›

• Strong winds, hot, dry weather challenge firefighters on Tanana Slough Fire

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 18, 2015

  10:00 a.m. (Tok, AK) – The Tanana Slough Fire by Dot Lake is now 30 percent contained and 718 acres in size. Despite challenges from strong winds on Tuesday, and continued hot and dry weather, firefighters held growth of the… Read More ›

• New fires start as Tanana Slough Fire reaches 25 percent containment

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 17, 2015

  11:00 a.m. (Tok, AK) – The Tok Area Office of the Division of Forestry responded to two new fires on Tuesday while continuing to support the on-going efforts to control the 550 acre Tanana Slough Fire by Dot Lake. Despite… Read More ›

• Multiple new fires reported the last two days across Alaska

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 16, 2015

  Wildland fire round up for Tuesday, June 16 8:00 p.m. — There were 10 new fires reported in Alaska on Monday. Alaska State Troopers were alerted to an acre of land burning in the area of Card Street, Feuding Lane… Read More ›

• Fire prevention orders issued for Alaska BLM lands

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 16, 2015

  FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Bureau of Land Management has issued Fire Prevention Orders temporarily prohibiting fireworks and all open fires on BLM-managed public lands in Alaska, excluding the North Slope. The recent hot, dry and windy weather in Interior… Read More ›