Cloud cover throughout the operational period yesterday once again moderated fire behavior on the 102,548-acre Swan Lake Fire burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge despite strong winds from the south. Interior islands of green fuels continued to burn out… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Reseeding begins on Swan Lake Fire dozer lines
The 11 miles of dozer line constructed to control the spread of the Swan Lake Fire north of the Sterling Highway have been repaired and reseeding operations began Monday, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. Fire personnel are utilizing… Read More ›
Upper Yukon Flats Busy Fire Season Moderates – FINAL FIRE UPDATE August 13, 2019
In mid-July storms passed through the Yukon Flats with thousands of lightning strikes. Drought conditions left the trees and duff layer very dry allowing fires to grow and difficult to contain. The rest of Alaska was also experiencing an extreme… Read More ›
State forestry working to contain small wildfire in steep country near Crow Pass Trail
The Alaska Division of Forestry is currently working to contain a small wildfire that started on Sunday near the Crow Pass Trail east of Anchorage in Chugach State Park. The Crow Pass Fire (#713) was reported by passing aircraft at… Read More ›
State forestry responding to small wildfire east of Eagle River near Mount Baldy
UPDATE 4 p.m. An air tanker has successfully boxed in the Steeple Fire with a retardant drop and another tanker drop of a water-enhanced suppressant called BlazeTamer was dropped directly on the fire to knock down the flames. Both drops… Read More ›
Public should be aware of potential hazards in Shovel Creek Fire area
The Alaska Division of Forestry in Fairbanks has received multiple reports from the public about fire activity in the Shovel Creek Fire area northwest of Fairbanks in recent days. The state forestry office wants to remind the public that it… Read More ›
Bringing You Right to the Front Lines of the Backhaul Operation: Fireline Video from Chalkyitsik Alaska
This one minute video brings you right to the front lines of the Forward Operating Base of the 2019 Upper Yukon Flats wildfires. As fire crews have met their objectives of ensuring the protection of the Gwich’in villages of Beaver,… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire responds to warm, dry weather with increased smoke
The Swan Lake Fire (#181) burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on the northern Kenai Peninsula has responded to the warm, dry weather of this past week with increased activity and smoke in the Mystery and Thurman Creek drainages… Read More ›
Video Update with Operations Chief Karen Scholl for All Upper Yukon Fires August 10 2019
Firefighters have completed the majority of suppression work securing cabins and the Gwich’in villages of Chalkyitsik, Beaver and Venetie. However, mop up, back haul and demobilization processes take time and numerous aviation assets and a temporary flight restriction (TFR) has… Read More ›
Take a storyboard tour with over 50 of the “best of” photos from the 2019 Cornucopia Complex wildfires
#CornucopiaComplex Take a tour with over 50 “best of” photos from the front lines of the 2019 Cornucopia Complex wildfires. See pictures of fire crews and personnel as they hike through swamps, patrol and mop up firelines, travel up rivers… Read More ›
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