SOUTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #5 Rich Nieto-Incident Commander AGGIE CREEK FIRE UPDATE Sunday July 12, 2015 Acres: 28,528 Start Date: June 22, 2015 Cause: Lightning Location: 30 miles NW of Fairbanks, AK Containment: 29% Fuels/Topography: Timber, grass/rugged terrain Total personnel:… Read More ›
11 a.m. — A roundup of fires in the Yukon Flats area that have updated information from Saturday. A map is located at: 20150712_YukonFlatsRoundup_map #363 West Fork: 61,527.8 acres. Lightning on 6/19-128 miles southwest of Fort Yukon, 32 miles northwest of Stevens… Read More ›
Manley Area Fires Fire Update – July 12, 2015 Fire Information (907) 672-3202 Warmer temperatures, lower relative humidity, and a light easterly wind contributed to increased fire activity on the Baker and Hay Slough Fires. Baker Fire Burnout operations started along the… Read More ›
SOUTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #5 Rich Nieto-Incident Commander Acres: 26,487 Start Date: June 22, 2015 Cause: Lightning Location: 30 miles NW of Fairbanks, AK Containment: 27% Fuels/Topography: Timber, grass/rugged terrain Total personnel: 437 Yesterday: Crews successfully completed a 1 ½… Read More ›
3 p.m. — A roundup of fires in the Yukon Flats area that have updated information from Friday. #363 West Fork: 61,527.8 acres. Lightning on 6/19-128 miles southwest of Fort Yukon, 32 miles northwest of Stevens Village 07/10 Friday: The fire is… Read More ›
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2015: 1100 hours Tok Area Fires Update for July 11, 2015 (Tok, AK) – Command of The Long Lake Fire has transitioned to Clinton Northway, incident commander of a local Type 3 team. During the… Read More ›
July 11, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer: Peri Suenram 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 Management Zone and the western… Read More ›
Spicer Creek, Harper Bend, Moose Point, Kokrine, Blind River, Bering Creek, and Hay Slough Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 508,423 Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 142,544 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~35,123 acres Moose Point… Read More ›
Fire Update-July 11, 2015 Fire Information: (907) 672-3202 Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Acreage: Baker: 14,513 acres Hay Slough: 46,341 Incident Commander: Shane Greer Start Date: June 21, 2015 Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 179 Structures Lost: 0 Jurisdiction: Alaska Fire… Read More ›
FIRE REPORT, SOUTHWEST AREA, July 10, 2015 Six crews are now “on fires” in the Southwest Area. More specifically, they are fighting several fires clustered on either side of the middle Kuskokwim River between Lower Kalskag and Chuathbaluk. Fire 229… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 