A wind-driven wildfire in a remote part of Southwest Alaska had grown to at least 1,650 acres as of Sunday night and is expected to merge with another, smaller wildfire burning 3-4 miles to the north sometime today. The Alaska… Read More ›
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Firefighters contending with rapidly growing wildfire in Southwest Alaska
A wind-driven wildfire in a remote part of Southwest Alaska had grown to as much as 500 acres as of 6 p.m. and the Alaska Division of Forestry had called in smokejumpers and several crews in an effort to contain… Read More ›
Firefighters begin mop-up operations on Eagle River fire
May 28, 10 a.m. – Here’s an Alaska Division of Forestry update on the Hiland Fire near Eagle River: The fire is still estimated at 25 acres and is 100 percent contained. Crews worked well into the night to ensure… Read More ›
Firefighters gaining control of wildfire near Eagle River
Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and Anchorage Fire Department are aggressively attacking a small wildfire near Eagle River and are confident they will bring it under control this evening. The Hiland Fire is located on the south side… Read More ›
DOF and AFD firefighters contain small wildfire in Anchorage
The Alaska Division of Forestry and Anchorage Fire Department responded to a small, human-caused wildfire in Bicentennial Park in Anchorage at approximately 5 p.m. A helicopter from the Division of Forestry dropped several buckets of water on the fire while… Read More ›
Burnout operation conducted on Healy coal seam fire
The Alaska Division of Forestry conducted a burnout operation on the 2016 Louise Creek Fire, a 2,500-acre coal seam fire near Healy, on Friday. Under the guidance of Incident Commander Cameron Winfrey, firefighters with the White Mountain Type 2 Initial… Read More ›
Wildfire activity heating up in Interior
Wildfire activity is heating up along with the weather in Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Area State Forestry office responded to two small wildfires today and a coal-seam fire near Healy continued to grow.. The first fire, the Ohio Creek Fire,… Read More ›
Firefighters mopping up Sunrise Fire
Here’s the latest update on the 30-acre Sunrise Fire in the Meadow Lakes area just north of Wasilla in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley: The fire has not grown in size and is 100 percent contained. Approximately 30 firefighters from the Alaska… Read More ›
DOF responds to new coal seam fire near Healy
The Alaska Division of Forestry is monitoring a new coal seam fire in the Healy area reported on Tuesday. The 2016 Louise Creek Fire is burning in an old burn scar approximately 1-2 miles north of another coal seam fire… Read More ›
State Forestry battling 15-acre fire north of Wasilla from ground and air
The Sunrise Fire in the community of Meadow Lakes just north of Wasilla is now estimated at 12-15 acres and the Alaska Division of Forestry is bringing in more air and ground support to help get the human-caused blaze under… Read More ›
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