Aug. 13, 2014, 4:30 p.m. The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC) has received a request for a third jet load of Alaska Type 2 Emergency Firefighter (EFF) crews. They are scheduled to depart Ladd Field at Fort Wainwright on Friday,… Read More ›
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More lightning related fire activity in western Alaska
August 13, 2014 11:40 a.m. Lightning activity continues to spark fires in Alaska as six new fires were detected in western Alaska on August 12. All of the fires are located in the Alaska Fire Service Galena Zone that covers… Read More ›
Lightning strike fire reported near Mile 1344 Alaska Highway
Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, 2 p.m. A passing motorist reported a fire Sunday evening, Aug. 10, 2014, near Mile 1344 of the Alaska Highway. Tok area Division of Forestry firefighters responded and located the lightning caused fire on the north… Read More ›
Lightning ignites new fires in Noatak NP
July 11, 2014 12:30 p.m. KOTZEBUE: Lightning ignited two new fires in Noatak National Preserve. The Noatak River fire is located north of the Noatak River and east of Narvakrak Lake. This fire was estimated at 300 acres burning in… Read More ›
Fire activity in AFS Galena Zone
July 11, 2014 8:04 a.m. Two lightning-caused in the Galena Zone: Maiyumerak Creek At 3:39 p.m. on July 10 a NPS ranger pilot reported a 2 acre fire located 50 miles northeast of Noatak along the Noatak River. At 6:17 p.m…. Read More ›
Reconnaissance flight made of the Funny River Fire
July 10, 2014, 11:30 a.m. Alaska Division of Forestry personnel made a reconnaissance flight of the Funny River Fire on Wednesday afternoon, July 9, 2014, and reported seeing no hot spots or smoke. Two observers accompanied the pilot in a… Read More ›
Two new AFS fires discovered
July 9, 2014 8:53 a.m. Two new fires were discovered in the Alaska Fire Service protection area yesterday. The Jago River Fire is located in the northeast corner of the Upper Yukon Zone on the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. Personnel will… Read More ›
Nine new lightning-caused fires in Galena
July 8, 2014 10:53 a.m. The Alaska Fire Service Galena Zone saw a big increase in fire activity as a result of 3,890 lightning strikes on July 7. the Galena Zone is located on the western part of the state…. Read More ›
Funny River Fire update
June 23, 2014, 10:00 a.m. Current Situation Visible smoke near Tustumena Lake may be observed this summer in times of warming and drying trends. Large fires can smolder in deep duff fuels till seasonal rains and snow completely extinguish all… Read More ›
Heavy rainfall reduces threat of spread on the 100 Mile Creek Fire
June 20, 2014 10:00 a.m. 100 Mile Creek Fire received over 3.0” of rain in the past 48 hrs. This has substantially reduced the threat of the fire spreading into areas of concern. Crews continued to mop up to the… Read More ›
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