Watch this thorough 4 minute video update by Operations Chief and Tanana Chiefs Conference Fire Management Specialist Clinton Northway. This morning Cinton stated, “The Yukon Flats area has received no measurable rain and fire fuels are still at record highs… Read More ›
Tractor Trail 2 – #348, Frozen Calf Fire – #367, Bearnose Hill Fire – #407, Tettjajik Creek #424, Small Timber Lake Fire – #687 Firefighters continue Thursday mopping up the Chalkyitsik Complex, a 500,686 acre fire complex above the Arctic… Read More ›
Despite rain received in other parts of the central Interior, the two remaining staffed wildfires in the Tanana Zone received minimal or no precipitation, and both continue to burn. Smokejumpers continue point protection around structures on the Lloyd Mountain Fire… Read More ›
Backhaul has begun in earnest on the Cornucopia Complex. Firefighters are working to pack up equipment like hose, fittings, sprinklers and pumps, as well as miscellaneous items like trash and food boxes, and get it all sent back to Fairbanks… Read More ›
An increase in precipitation across west central Alaska and the Tanana Valley will reduce smoke impacts in many areas; however, the Upper Yukon Valley continues to be relatively dry, and westerly winds will bring in smoke from other areas. Smoke… Read More ›
Firefighters and equipment in the Southwest Area of Division of Forestry are in the demobilization process due to operational objectives being completed and current weather conditions. Fire personnel will continue to monitor fires and will conduct reconnaissance flights to monitor… Read More ›
More than 20 firefighters are continuing to mop up and patrol the Shovel Creek Fire (#319). The 22,453-acre wildfire near Murphy Dome about 20 miles northwest of Fairbanks is 55 percent contained. The fire was started by lightning on June… Read More ›
ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lifted its campfire ban yesterday on all Southcentral and Interior Alaska BLM-managed public lands in response to recent rain and cooler temperatures that significantly reduce the risk of wildfires. A fire prevention order banning all open fires… Read More ›
The Alaska State Fire Marshal’s Office has lifted the suspension on the use and sale of fireworks in Alaska, effective on Monday, July 29. This decision was based on the current low to moderate wildfire danger as a result of… Read More ›
Crew movement day as two Hotshot firefighter crews return to the Pacific Northwest and new firefighters arrive in Chalkyitsik. Minimal fire growth occurred across the complex on Wednesday as crews continue today to secure and mop up completed control lines…. Read More ›
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