Firefighters are leap frogging from one fire to another to protect villages, cabins and other structures in Southwest Alaska after more than a dozen new wildfires were started by lightning strikes in the past three days. The Alaska Division of… Read More ›
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Lightning triggers 19 new starts in BLM AFS’s Galena Zone Tuesday
BLM Alaska Fire Service’s Galena Zone experienced 19 new starts Tuesday due to a rash of lightning hitting the southwestern Yukon River corridor. The new starts occurred in either limited – the lowest priority – and full management option areas…. Read More ›
Containment at 50 percent on North Robertson Fire near Tok
Firefighters used Tuesday’s sunny, warmer weather to their advantage as they reached 50 percent containment of the 832-acre North Robertson Fire burning near Tok, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The fire, burning along the Alaska Highway about 30-miles… Read More ›
Firefighters continue mop up on North Robertson Fire near Tok
Firefighters are shifting into mop-up mode on the North Robertson Fire. The fire, burning along the Alaska Highway about 30-miles northwest of Tok, was reported on June 1 about two miles west of the Alaska Highway near Milepost 1350. Containment… Read More ›
BLM AFS works on fire near Anvik
Efforts are underway to suppress a wildfire burning about two miles southwest of Anvik. Eight BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers and two water scooping airplanes were busy working on the fire Sunday night after it was reported at about 7:30… Read More ›
Firefighters search for hot spots, begin mopping up on North Robertson Fire near Tok
Firefighters continue to build and improve containment lines around the 832-acre North Robertson Fire burning along the Alaska Highway about 30 miles northwest of Tok. More than 200 firefighters are working on the fire, which started on June 1 about… Read More ›
State forestry monitoring 1,000-acre wildfire northeast of Dillingham
A wildfire northeast of Dillingham has grown to an estimated 1,000 acres but the fire is burning in a limited protection area and is being monitored by the Alaska Division of Forestry. The Kenakuchuk Creek Fire is located approximately 40… Read More ›
Containment increases to 40 percent on North Robertson Fire along Alaska Highway
Cloudier, wetter weather has reduced fire behavior on a wildfire burning along the Alaska Highway near Tok, allowing firefighters to increase containment from 10 to 40 percent, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The North Robertson Fire, reported on… Read More ›
Crews make good progress on North Robertson Fire; containment at 10 percent
Firefighters continue to gain ground on a wildfire burning along the Alaska Highway near Tok. As of Saturday morning, the North Robertson Fire approximately 30 miles northwest of Tok was estimated at 1,036 acres and was 10 percent contained, according… Read More ›
More than 200 firefighters working to contain wildfire along Alaska Highway near Tok
More firefighters were called in Friday to help contain a wildfire burning northwest of Tok along the Alaska Highway. There are now more than 200 firefighters working on the North Robertson Fire, which was reported as a small blaze late… Read More ›
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