Rain fell on much of the McDonald Fire area Monday night, with more predicted, giving firefighters time to prepare cabin sites along 5 Mile Creek in case hot, windy, and dry conditions return. Firefighters started clearing brush from around structures and getting sprinkler systems set in place in case the estimated 28,800-acre fire makes another push south toward the cabins south of the fire.
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Water scoopers, more firefighters mobilizing to protect cabins from McDonald Fire southeast of Fairbanks
BLM Alaska Fire Service Smokejumpers and water scoopers mobilized Monday afternoon to protect a group of cabins threatened as the McDonald Fire continues to grow despite moderated conditions. The fire is estimated at about 24,000 acres.
Hot, dry conditions push McDonald Fire to an estimated 8,000 acres
The McDonald Fire (#119) burning 31 miles south of Fairbanks was active Sunday, growing to an estimated 8,000 acres thanks to hot, dry and windy conditions. While the winds diminished since Saturday, the warmer temperatures helped push the fire out from both flanks as it burned through stringers of black spruce.
Thick smoke plume seen from fire burning in a remote corner of military training range south of Fairbanks
he smoke from the McDonald Fire (#119) will likely be very visible for the upcoming days due to the continued dry, hot conditions.
BLM AFS firefighters working on small fire north of Beaver
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.
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 ›
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