Start Date: 06/14/2021 Location: 18 miles N of Fairbanks, AK Cause: Lightning Fire Size: 924 acres Containment: 66% Total Personnel: 259 Public Information: (907) 931- 8113 Email: 2021.Haystack@firenet.gov http://www.akfireinfo.com ♦inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7548 ♦ http://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry #2021AlaskaFireSeason #FireYear2021
Start Date: 06/14/2021 Location: 18 miles N of Fairbanks, AK Cause: Lightning Fire Size: 924 acres Containment: 66% Total Personnel: 259 (Fairbanks, AK)- Fire crews, along with aviation and heavy equipment resources have put in a substantial amount of work along the perimeter of the Haystack Fire (#196) which has been reflected by an increase of containment to 66%. Hotshot crews assigned will be focused more on the southern… Read More ›
A wave of lightning moved across the northwestern part of the state Tuesday afternoon, triggering about a dozen new fires from Galena north to the Noatak River Valley. Some of the new fires drew quick response from smokejumpers, water-scooping aircraft and another aircraft to help coordinate the suppression efforts and relaying situational information back to BLM AFS Galena Zone fire managers in Galena.
Smoke from two large lightning-caused tundra fires burning north of Kotzebue is impacting surrounding villages to the south. The Noatak River Fire (#232) burning in the Noatak National Preserve 120 miles northeast of Kotzebue grew significantly over the past few… Read More ›
A hotshot crew is nearing full containment of the 6-acre George Lake Fire (#225) located approximately 40 miles southeast of Delta Junction. The fire was reported to be 85 percent contained as of Tuesday morning and the 20-person Baker River… Read More ›
Two crews continue to mop up the 24-acre Straight Creek Fire (#244) north of the Parks Highway near Mile 325. The fire located 2 miles north of the highway behind Skinny Dick’s bar was 20 percent contained as of Tuesday… Read More ›
Firefighters on foot and in packrafts continued accessing hard-to-reach areas of the 2,135-acre About Mountain Fire near McGrath in southwest Alaska on Monday to boost containment of the fire located 6 miles south of McGrath along the Kuskokwim River. Containment… Read More ›
Start Date: 06/14/2021 Location: 18 miles N of Fairbanks, AK Cause: Lightning Fire Size: 927 acres Containment: 48% Total Personnel: 259 Public Information: (907) 931- 8113 Email: 2021.Haystack@firenet.gov http://www.akfireinfo.com ♦inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7548 ♦ http://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry #2021AlaskaFireSeason #FireYear2021
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Operational priorities today include searching for hot spots within the Haystack Fire (#196) perimeter and monitoring for lightning holdover fires in the vicinity. A holdover fire or sleeper fire can smolder below the surface of the ground… Read More ›
Firefighters are wrapping up work on the Little Albert Creek Fire (#206) burning about 5 miles west of Central. With more than 50% of the 536-acre fire contained Sunday night, the 20-person Snake River Valley #12 Type 2 Initial Attack crew demobilized Monday, leaving the job of making sure the fire is completely out to the BLM Alaska Fire Service Chena Hotshots. The Chena Hotshots anticipate having the job finished tonight and demobilizing Tuesday.
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