The fires along the Top of the World Highway received measurable rainfall Tuesday night. About three dozen people are assigned to the three fires: 18 smokejumpers, a hand crew, and a helicopter with crew. The Wood Fire (#330) was reported… Read More ›
Public Information Officer Kale Casey takes you to the fireline on the Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191) to show some of the current operations and fire behavior. This video was taken Tuesday, August 8 after cooler weather with scattered rain… Read More ›
Continued scattered showers and thunderstorms delivered precipitation to many fires across the region yesterday. Wetting rains, higher relative humidity and cloud cover moderated activity on multiple incidents, allowing personnel to take direct suppression actions along fire edges. Anair quality advisory… Read More ›
Despite some light rainfall, firefighters along the Top of the World Highway faced mostly hot and smoky conditions on Tuesday. There are three fires burning just inside the U.S-Canadian border: the Wood Fire (#330), the Jejezhuu Fire (#346) and the… Read More ›
Thick smoke blanketed the Delta Junction area Monday, creating hazardous air quality and significantly limiting visibility, while also decreasing fire behavior. Firefighters focused primarily on structure protection especially on the Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191). Some of this work can… Read More ›
Forecasted rain and cooler temperatures today are expected to moderate fire activity and smoke across the region, though a Red Flag Warning remains in effect for Yukon Flats due to lightning activity. Air quality advisories are in effect for central… Read More ›
Eight smokejumpers and the North Star Crew are working to protect structures in the vicinity of the Wood Fire (#330). It is near the U.S.-Canadian border, just 4.5 miles northwest of the Poker Creek Port of Entry. It is now… Read More ›
A single day increase of 35,000 acres on Sunday pushed the total year to date acreage across the 110,000-acre mark. Red Flag Warnings remain for the Central Interior, Deltana and Tanana Flats, Fairbanks and the Middle Tanana Valley, Upper Koyukuk,… Read More ›
Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191) Firefighters are engaged in structure protection around private land, power lines and the pipeline. Portable pumps and water tanks are in place to provide water for sprinkler systems and fire hoses. The fire has crossed… Read More ›
The hot, dry and windy conditions in the Fairbanks area this weekend resulted in increased activity on several existing fires. Among the many fires producing an impressive and very visible smoke column was the Delta Fire (#221), which is burning… Read More ›
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