June 12, 2014 10:30 AM Crews took advantage of the cooler weather yesterday and made significant progress on 100 Mile Creek Fire. The fire is currently 50% contained. Warmer and drier weather is expected this afternoon and into the weekend…. Read More ›
Active Wildland Fire
Funny River Fire update
June 12, 2014 @ 08:00 Smoke columns burning within the fire perimeter will be visible for the next few weeks. The Funny River fire is a human caused fire that began on May 19th on a horse trail 5 miles… Read More ›
Funny River Fire update
June 11, 2014 @ 08:00 Residents will continue to see smoke columns burning within the fire perimeter for the next few weeks. The Funny River fire is a human caused fire that began on May 19th on a horse trail… Read More ›
Transfer of command to the Alaska Type 1 Team – 100 Mile Creek Fire
June 11, 2014 10:00 AM There is a community meeting tonight at 6 PM at the Delta Community Center. The Alaska Type 1 Incident Management Team will be presenting current fire information about the 100 Mile Creek Fire. The 100… Read More ›
Community Meeting for the 100 Mile Creek Fire
June 10, 2014 4:15PM The Alaska Incident Management Type 1 Team will be holding a meeting for the public about the current status of the 100 Mile Creek Fire. Community Meeting for 100 Mile Creek Fire WHERE: Delta Community Center… Read More ›
Funny River Fire update
June 10, 12:00 p.m. Minimal fire behavior occurred Monday. Smoldering areas were observed on the Kenai River near Torpedo Lake and along the eastern flank of the fire. Fire resources continue to monitor, mop up and repair suppression impacts. Increasing… Read More ›
100 Mile Creek Fire Update
Cooler and damper conditions allowed crews to continue making progress on the 100 Mile Creek Fire. Firefighters are working on line construction and secure slop overs. Air resources assisted in the efforts suppressing the fire from spreading north. The fire… Read More ›
Kindanina Lake Fire contained
June 10, 2014 7:39 a.m. Personnel observed the 1.9 acre fire smoldering with some interior creeping. Lack of near by water sources and deep burning around the root systems of spruce and mixed hardwoods has slowed progress. the eight smokejumpers… Read More ›
Lightning fire starts in Tanana
June 9, 2014 11:40 p.m. Three fire starts occurred in the BLM Alaska Fire Service Tanana Zone on June 8 as a result of over 3500 lightning strikes across the Interior. The largest fire, Oldman Landing, was reported at 80… Read More ›