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AICC Situation Report for June 13, 2019
June 13, 2019 
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More lightning produces more wildfires in Southwest Alaska
June 12, 2019 Comments Off on More lightning produces more wildfires in Southwest Alaska
Wildland firefighters are scrambling to respond to multiple lightning-caused fires in Southwest Alaska as a result of thunderstorms the past four days. As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, 13 new wildfires were reported in the area around McGrath and Dillingham – five on Tuesday and eight on Wednesday – bringing the total number of current active […]
Continue reading Fairbanks state forestry monitoring small wildfire near Mile 62 of Steese Highway
June 12, 2019 Comments Off on Fairbanks state forestry monitoring small wildfire near Mile 62 of Steese Highway
The Alaska Division of Forestry’s Fairbanks Area office is continuing to monitor a small wildfire burning about 1 ½ miles west of the Steese Highway near milepost 62. Smoke from the 25-acre Cripple Creek Fire (#201) is visible from U.S. Creek and Nome Creek roads and the DOF has received multiple reports of the fire. […]
Continue reading More firefighters join efforts on 700-acre fire north of Russian Mission
June 12, 2019 Comments Off on More firefighters join efforts on 700-acre fire north of Russian Mission
More firefighters will join the efforts on a tundra fire burning 17 miles north of Russian Mission after it grew to an estimated 700 acres Tuesday night. The BLM Alaska Fire Service Midnight Sun Interagency Hotshot Crew is mobilizing to help the eight smokejumpers and three aircraft that started working on the Koyukutuk River Fire […]
Continue reading Swan Lake Fire continues to grow with warm, dry conditions
June 12, 2019 Comments Off on Swan Lake Fire continues to grow with warm, dry conditions
The lightning-caused Swan Lake Fire was estimated at 3,665 acres after a reconnaissance flight Tuesday evening, an increase of approximately 1,000 acres from Monday. Most of the new growth was to the northwest and northeast away from the Sterling highway and 5 ½ miles from the community of Sterling. As of late Tuesday, the fire […]
Continue readingAICC Situational Report for June 12, 2019
June 12, 2019 Comments Off on AICC Situational Report for June 12, 2019
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Continue reading Lightning sparks multiple new wildfires in Southwest Alaska
June 11, 2019 Comments Off on Lightning sparks multiple new wildfires in Southwest Alaska
Three new lightning-caused fires were reported in Southwest Alaska on Sunday, bringing the total number of current active fires in the Southwest Area to 10 as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the Division of Forestry office in McGrath. Five fires have been extinguished by Division of Forestry firefighters while 10 fires are currently burning in […]
Continue reading BLM AFS responds to fire near Fort Yukon
June 11, 2019 Comments Off on BLM AFS responds to fire near Fort Yukon
Four BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers, aided by a helicopter dropping buckets of water, gained the upper hand of a small fire burning about 1-1/2 miles southeast of Fort Yukon Tuesday afternoon. The Yllota Slough Fire (#225) was discovered at 1:30 p.m. by BLM Alaska Fire Service Upper Yukon Fire Management Zone personnel aboard a fire detection […]
Continue reading Swan Lake Fire on Kenai Peninsula now estimated at 3,500 acres
June 11, 2019 Comments Off on Swan Lake Fire on Kenai Peninsula now estimated at 3,500 acres
With another warm, dry day on the Kenai Peninsula, the Swan Lake Fire (#181) burning north of the Sterling Highway continued to grow. The lightning-caused fire was estimated at 3,500 acres after a reconnaissance flight Tuesday evening, an increase of approximately 1,000 acres from Monday. Most of the new growth was to the northwest and […]
Continue reading BLM AFS working on two fires in Western Alaska
June 11, 2019 Comments Off on BLM AFS working on two fires in Western Alaska
BLM Alaska Fire Service responded to a new fire about 17 miles north of Russian Mission today while work continues on the Lake Minakokosa Fire (#221) burning 50 miles east of Kobuk. Two fire Boss aircraft and eight smokejumpers are working on the roughly 15-acre Kuyukutuk Fire (#224) after it was detected using satellite imagery […]
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