Fire activity is increasing on the northwest corner of the Fish Creek Fire. The fire perimeter has grown by 200 to 300 acres today and is within one mile of structures along the Parks Highway. Additional crews and equipment have… Read More ›
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Tanana Area Fire updates, July 7
Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 329,147 Spicer Creek (6 mi. NE Tanana) ~ 23,555 acres; Tozitna (4 mi. NW Tanana) ~85,130 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~23,761 acres Kokrine (~50 mi. W Tanana) ~4,811 acres; Hay Slough… Read More ›
Yukon Flats wildland fire roundup Tuesday, July 7
noon–A roundup of fires around the Yukon Flats that have updated information from Monday. #704 Salmon Trout: .1 acres. Discovered on 7/5 via MODIS satellite. 121 miles northwest of Fort Yukon near the Canadian border. 07/06 Monday: Reconnaissance reported the… Read More ›
Tok Area Fires update, July 7
Tok Area Fires as of Tuesday @ 1000 July 7, 2014 Fire acreage levels are approximately 1 week ahead of 2004 No new fires in the Tok area yesterday CONTACT: Rita Baysinger, Public Information Officer, (303)345-8576, tokareafires@gmail.com 403 Tetlin Hills… Read More ›
Aggie Creek Fire update, July 7
Contact Fire Information: 907-347-2637 – Hours: 9 a.m. – 10 p.m http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Facebook: Aggie Creek Fire Date of Detection: June 22, 2015 at 2:54 PM Current Size: 16,939 acres (size may increase or decreased with more accurate mapping) Location: 30… Read More ›
Card Street Fire update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2015 Tuesday 9:00 AM Card Street Fire Cools Soldotna, Alaska. – As the Type-3 Incident Management Team assumed the responsibilities of the fire direction and priorities were identified. Protection of life and property remains number… Read More ›
Anaconda Creek and West Fork Fire update
July 7, 2015 Karen Scholl, Incident Commander Abe Davis, Incident Commander Trainee SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4321/ Facebook: Anaconda Creek Fire E-mail: anacondacreekfire@gmail.com On Monday at 8:00 am, command of the Anaconda Creek Fire transitioned from a Type 2 Incident Management… Read More ›
Sockeye Fire update, July 6
Fire Information: George Coyle Division of Forestry (907) 761-6233 (907) 982-0049 Fire Status Acres Burned: 7220 Cause: Human – Under investigation Structures Destroyed – 55 Closures: Burn Permits in Mat-Su Area are suspended. Open fires banned on Mat-Su Borough Lands…. Read More ›
Tetlin Fire update, July 6
Contact: Rita Baysinger, Public Information Officer, (303) 345-8576, tokareafires@gmail.com Date Started: June 20, 2105 Current Acreage: 1,800 no change Management Option: Full July 5: Fuels continued to dry. The fire activity was moderate today with single tree torching. The crews… Read More ›
Baker Fire update, July 6
Monday, July 6, 2015—2:00pm Baker Fire #456, North Fork Fire #457 and the Beauty Fire #551 are being administratively managed together as the Baker Fire. All three fires lie to the north of Baker Creek and the Elliott Highway, between… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 