Firefighters were back on the line early Sunday working to contain the lightning-caused Any Creek Fire (#236) located approximately 10 miles north of Fairbanks near Old Murphy Dome Road. The latest size estimate for the fire is 50 acres, according… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Extreme Thunderstorms Forecast for Isom Creek
UPDATE 12:20 p.m. : ORIGINAL POST: Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,024 acresContainment: 26%Total Personnel: 357 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – A Red Flag Warning was issued Sunday for extreme fire weather due to persistent… Read More ›
State forestry assessing five new wildfires north of Chena Hot Springs Road; smokejumpers deployed on one
UPDATE 10:30 p.m.: Fire managers are still gathering information about the cluster of five wildfires detected within 5 miles of Chena Hot Springs Road. Smokejumpers have hiked to and checked on three of the fires and will be spending the… Read More ›
Evacuation warning lessened as Any Creek Fire calms
9 p.m. update (last update for June 13, 2020): Due to moderated fire behavior, the evacuation order for the O’Connor Creek Subdivision, which includes Hattie Creek Road, Resolution Road, Determination Drive, and Adit Lane, has been improved to a Level… Read More ›
Hotshots mopping up Alfred Fire east of Stevens Village
Utilizing an aggressive water air assault, two hotshot crews and eight smokejumpers were able to stop the growth of a fire burning east of Stevens Village at 83 acres Thursday. However, due to the fire spotting outside the main perimeter, the firefighters will need to seek out and make sure these spot fires are extinguished before calling the Alfred Fire (#215) contained.
Operations Update for the Isom Creek Fire -June 12, 2020
Isom Creek Fire Operations Section Chief, Abe Davis gives an operational update for Thursday, June 12th. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BLMAFS/ Isom Creek Email: 2020.Isomcreek@firenet.gov Public Information Phone: (907)356-5970
State forestry wildland fire dispatcher Liz Wallace wins national award
Alaska Division of Forestry Wildland Fire Dispatcher Liz Wallace won the 2019 National Excellence in Dispatching Award from the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) in Boise, Idaho, it was announced Thursday. Wallace, a dispatcher for the Fairbanks Area station, had… Read More ›
Firefighters, aircraft working on fire 10 miles east of Stevens Village
Firefighters, aided by water bombing aircraft, are aggressively fighting an 83-acre fire burning about 10 miles east of Stevens Village. Eight smokejumpers, the BLM Alaska Fire Service Chena Hotshots and a variety of helicopter and airplanes are working to keep… Read More ›
BLM TEMPORARILY CLOSES FIVE MILE CAMPGROUND
FAIRBANKS, AK — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Yukon Field Office has temporarily closed public access to the Five Mile Campground located five miles north of the Yukon River bridge on the Dalton Highway. The closure is necessary to… Read More ›
Operations Update for the Isom Creek Fire -June 11, 2020
Isom Creek Fire Operations Section Chief, Abe Davis gives an operational update for Thursday, June 11th. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BLMAFS/ Isom Creek Email: 2020.Isomcreek@firenet.gov Public Information Phone: (907)356-5970
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 