Fires yesterday in the interior produced visible smoke that the public may have noticed yesterday near the Mile Marker 332 Richardson Highway. The Pipeline Fire (#376) was responded to yesterday near the intersection of Johnson Road and Pipeline Access Road,… Read More ›
Smokejumpers and aircraft made strong progress on the Notakok Fire (#367) near Kaltag Monday evening. Thanks to coordinated efforts from 15 smokejumpers and water‑dropping aircraft, the fire has been held at 55 acres. Thanks to coordinated work from smokejumpers and… Read More ›
5 PM – The Owhat fire was considered contained and controlled today at 3 PM with a final size of 23 acres. Fire crews and smokejumpers worked throughout the day to put in perimeter lines and mop-up any hotspots to… Read More ›
The Bean Fire (#362) was initially estimated at 80 acres and was burning at a moderate rate of spread, with fire running and torching through brush and tussocks. Smokejumpers on scene reported that water‑scooping aircraft were very effective in stopping most of the fire’s forward movement.
Firefighters took advantage of overcast skies, brief light rain, and minimal fire activity on Saturday to increase containment on the Siruk Fire (#340), burning 23 miles northwest of Allakaket, to 60%. The fire is estimated at 619 acres.
The U.S. Wildland Fire Service Chena Hotshots arrived Saturday and reinforced control line on the eastern flank, while smokejumpers worked to secure line on the western side.
Twenty-four smokejumpers were deployed to the Siruk Fire (#340) yesterday. It was actively burning in tundra tussocks and scattered spruce trees, with the head of the fire moving to the east. Single and multi-engine scoopers dropped loads of water on… Read More ›
A variety of resources made for a quick response to the Martha Fire (#344) yesterday, near Soldotna, AK. The fire was reported around 6 PM last night and was more accurately mapped at 1.25 acres this morning. Crews from DFFP and Central Emergency Services, among other resources, were able to… Read More ›
Another holdover fire was detected yesterday resulting from the prolific lightning storms last week. It is in the upper Koyukuk River Basin, approximately 20 miles northwest of Allakaket. Holdover fires are lightning‑caused ignitions that may smolder for days. Fire managers… Read More ›
This is the last planned update for the Starry Fire (#234). The fire remains at 547 acres and is 80% contained. Yesterday, the Denali Borough lifted all evacuation statuses for both the Starry Fire and the Seventeen Mile Fire (#258)…. Read More ›
While fire activity continues to decrease across the state, fire managers continue to monitor for holdover fires. One small holdover fire was identified late yesterday, likely ignited by lightning several days ago. Holdover fires are lightning‑caused ignitions that smolder unnoticed… Read More ›
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