TANANA AREA FIRES UPDATE Monday July 13, 2015 Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 453,815 Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 161,179 acres Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~35,123 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~25,072 acres… Read More ›
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Smoke Forecast update, July 13
Smoke forecast: The slides below show the projected smoke progression throughout the day. Note the time stamp in the bottom right corner of each slide.
Yukon Flats wildland fire roundup Monday, July 13
1 p.m. — A roundup of fires in the Yukon Flats area that have updated information from Sunday. #363 West Fork: 63,802.1 acres. Lightning on 6/19-128 miles southwest of Fort Yukon, 32 miles northwest of Stevens Village 07/12 Sunday: The fire… Read More ›
Galena Area Fires update; July 13
July 13, 2015 Public Information Officer: Peri Suenram/transitioning to Erin Burkhammer & Mike Johnson Phone: 907-987-9838 What: Galena Zone Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires are located on both sides of the Yukon River within the Galena Fire… Read More ›
Aggie Creek Fire update, July 13
SOUTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #5 Rich Nieto-Incident Commander AGGIE CREEK FIRE UPDATE Monday July 13, 2015 Acres: 31,755 Start Date: June 22, 2015 Cause: Lightning Location: 30 miles NW of Fairbanks, AK Containment: 37% Fuels/Topography: Timber, grass/rugged terrain Total personnel: 495… Read More ›
Tok Area Fires (Long Lake & Tetlin Hills) update, July 13
(Tok, AK) – Wildfires in the Tok area received rain yesterday which moderated fire activity. Crews took advantage of the cooler weather to increase containment objectives on the Long Lake and Tetlin Hills Fires. The Chisana Fire is reported at… Read More ›
Kenai Peninsula Burn Suspension Lifted update, July 13
July 13, 2015 Kenai Peninsula Burn Suspension Lifted (Soldotna, Alaska) – The Burn Suspension activated earlier this month will be lifted as of 12:00 PM today. This means that Permitted Burning is allowed once again. This includes only approved burn… Read More ›
Baker and Hay Slough Fires (Manley Area) update, July 13
Manley Area Fires Fire Update – July 13, 2015 Fire Information (907) 672-3202 Approximate Acreage: Baker – 21,815 Hay Slough – 74,340 Incident Commander: Shane Greer Start Date: June 21, 2015 Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 265 Structures Lost: 0 Jurisdiction: Alaska Fire Service Cooperators: Bureau… Read More ›
Southwest Area Fire updates, July 12
July 12, 2015 FIRE REPORT, SOUTHWEST AREA July 12, 2015 FIRES NEAR TELIDA Fire 733 –Bear Island Lake is a new 2,019-acre lightning caused fire about 6 miles from the Deaphon and Heldina Eluska home on their Native allotment at… Read More ›
Tanana Area Fires update, July 12
Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 516,488 Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 147,094 acres Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~35,123 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~23,761 acres Kokrine (~50 mi. W Tanana) ~4,811 acres; Bering… Read More ›