STATS: 3,000 acres Location: 6.5 miles northwest of the City of Anderson Personnel: 97 Start Date: June 21, 2022 Cause: Natural, Lightning Fuels: A mix of tundra, brush, hardwoods, and black spruce Clear, Alaska. – Warming temperatures led to an… Read More ›
Firefighters made good progress on full suppression of the Fish Fire (#319) yesterday. The fire is located west of mile post 115 on the Dalton Highway near the Arctic Circle Wayside and Arctic Circle Campground. The wayside and campground remain… Read More ›
The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center has activated the Alaska Interagency Wildland Fire Joint Information Center. A joint information center (JIC) is activated when fire officials determine that the number and complexity of wildland fires burning across the state warrants an… Read More ›
June 24, 2022, Daily Update, 9:30 am The total complex size is 518,710 acres. There are over 213 total resources assigned to the various fires, including two Type 1 Hotshot crews, one Type 2 Initial Attack Hand crew, four helicopters… Read More ›
Alaska Fire Service’s Tanana Fire Management Zone officers are managing a complex mix of fires and logistical challenges as the fire season continues. The Hutlinana Fire (#327) was discovered and attacked by smokejumpers on June 21. The fire is a… Read More ›
A Type 3 incident management team from Nevada led by Incident Commander Erik Newell and staffed with 77 personnel is working to fully suppress the Fish Fire (#319) and monitor five other wildfires in the Yukon and Tanana zones along… Read More ›
Today’s date: June 23, 2022 STATS: 1,931 acres Location: 6.5 miles northwest of the City of Anderson Personnel: 90 Start Date: June 21, 2022 Cause: Natural, Lightning Fuels: A mix of tundra, brush, hardwoods, and black spruce Clear, Alaska. –… Read More ›
Final update 11:00 pm – Pioneer Peak and the squad from Palmer forestry have a hose lay all around the fire and have mopped up the perimeter 5-10 feet into the burned area from the fire’s edge. The fire was… Read More ›
June 23, 2022, Daily Update, 9:30 am The total complex size is 494,030 acres. There are over 219 total resources assigned to the various fires, including two Type 1 Hotshot crews, one Type 2 Initial Attack Hand crew, four helicopters… Read More ›
The Clear Fire (#346) moderated in fire behavior after midnight as temperature cooled and moisture in the air increased due to the passing storms. Today, as the sun warms the area an increase in activity is expected. The fire is… Read More ›
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