Manley Area Fires Fire Update – July 13, 2015 Fire Information (907) 672-3202 Approximate Acreage: Baker – 26,970 Hay Slough – 83,053 Incident Commander: Shane Greer Start Date: June 21, 2015 Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 245 Structures Lost: 0 Jurisdiction: Alaska Fire Service Cooperators: Bureau of… Read More ›
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Delta Area Fires update, July 14
Delta Area Fire Update Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Fire Information Office – 907-244-9376 HealyLakeFireInfo@gmail.com Hours of Operation: 7:00 AM. to 10:00 PM. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Follow us on Facebook: Healy Lake Fire 2015 Fire Information: Overview The Alaska Division of Forestry and… Read More ›
Galena Area Fires update, July 14
July 14, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer: Mike Johnson Phone: 907-987-9838 What: Galena Zone Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires are located near Ruby, Alaska on the Galena Fire Management Zone and the western end of the Tanana… Read More ›
Aggie Creek Fire update; July 14
SOUTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #5 Rich Nieto-Incident Commander AGGIE CREEK FIRE UPDATE Tuesday July 14, 2015 AM Acres: 31,885 Start Date: June 22, 2015 Cause: Lightning Location: 30 miles NW of Fairbanks, AK Containment: 39% Fuels/Topography: Timber, grass/rugged terrain Total personnel:… Read More ›
Yukon Flats wildland fire roundup Tuesday, July 14
11 a.m. — A roundup of fires in the Yukon Flats area that have updated information from Monday. #363 West Fork: 64,099.1 acres. Lightning on 6/19-128 miles southwest of Fort Yukon, 32 miles northwest of Stevens Village 07/13 Monday: The fire… Read More ›
Tok Area Fires (Long Lake and Tetlin Hills) update, July 14
(Tok, AK) – Firefighters on the Long Lake and Tetlin Hills fires continued to make progress on containment lines yesterday. As operational objectives are met, crews are being reassigned to areas of priority. The Chisana Fire is reported at 39,… Read More ›
Tanana Area Fire updates, July 14
Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 468,483 Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 167,444 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~42,686 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~25,790 acres Kokrine (~50 mi. W Tanana)… Read More ›
Southwest Area Fires updates, July 13
SOUTHWEST AREA FIRES July 13, 2015 WATCHED FIRES On Sunday, two detection flights monitored 28 of the 85 active fires in the Southwest management area. Generally, observed fires’ behaviors were moderate and not markedly changed from earlier monitoring overflights. Monitoring… Read More ›
Delta Area Fires update; July 13
Delta Area Fire Update Friday, July 10, 2015 Fire Information Office – 907-244-9376 HealyLakeFireInfo@gmail.com Hours of Operation: 7:00 AM. to 10:00 PM. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Follow us on Facebook: Healy Lake Fire 2015 Fire Information Blair, AFS: The lightning-caused Blair Fire has… Read More ›
Sockeye Fire investigation complete, charges filed
Two Anchorage residents are facing multiple charges in relation to the start of the Sockeye Fire north of Willow last month that destroyed 55 homes and damaged 44 other structures. Following an investigation by the Alaska Division of Forestry and… Read More ›