Smokejumpers and the North Star Fire Crew are working on a small fire burning about 11 miles north of Beaver. The Ed Berg Slough Fire (#111) was reported by a commercial pilot Wednesday afternoon.
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BLM AFS monitoring large tundra fire in Western Alaska
BLM Alaska Fire Service officials are keeping an eye on a large tundra fire burning in a remote part of Western Alaska. The Atchuelinguk Fire (#090) is burning in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge approximately 33 miles north of… Read More ›
Quartz Lake public use cabin burns, spreads to wildlands
5:00 PM — Fire engines responding from Delta Junction Fire Department and U.S. Army Garrison Fort Greely Fire Division knocked down the flames of the cabin as DOF firefighters controlled the fire spread with a hose lay. A rain shower over… Read More ›
Demobilization is underway for Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire
Scattered rain showers started Thursday evening and continued into Friday morning on the Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire (#067) accumulating .06 inches by 11:00 AM Friday. The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection White Mountain Crew and Fairbanks Area… Read More ›
Cooler, wetter weather moderates Popovich Creek and Sanderson Creek coal seam fires
A change in the weather has moderated the Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire (#067) and nearby Sanderson Creek Coal Seam Fire (#084), both northeast of Healy. Popovich Creek remains at an estimated 3,954 acres with 50% containment and Sanderson Creek… Read More ›
New fire starts near Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire
Strong winds Tuesday tested control lines firefighters have constructed on the Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire (#067), but none were compromised. The winds kept helicopters grounded, preventing them from delivering supplies to firefighters or assisting extinguishing hotspots with bucket drops. The… Read More ›
Crews preparing to be released from Tetlin Hills Fire
Tuesday morning firefighters reported they had completed their line around the Tetlin Hills Fire (#069) on Monday. Their plan is to spend the day conducting gridded searches around the fire’s perimeter looking for any remaining hotspots and extinguishing them. The… Read More ›
Burn-out operations securing Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire
Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection Pioneer Peak Hotshots and BLM Alaska Fire Service Chena Hotshots conducted a successful burn-out operation Monday along nearly five miles of the western flank of the Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire (#067). This… Read More ›
Tetlin Hills Fire south of Alaska Highway continues to smolder in old burn area
The Tetlin Hills Fire (#069), human caused, is smoldering in thick dead and down grass, dwarf birch and aspen in an old, burned area about 9-miles southeast of Tok. The edge of the 185-acre fire is not active but interior… Read More ›
Fire behavior moderates on Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire north of Healy
The Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire (#067) continues to burn in a previously burned area north of Healy, near the Usibelli Coal Mine. The 2,031-acre fire spread from a smoldering coal seam last Thursday. The seam was reported to be… Read More ›
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