This video from July 21 shows how the hard work completed by smokejumpers saved a cabin on a Native allotment on the Draanjik (Black) River from the Bearnose and Frozen Calf fires in the Chalkyitsik Complex. Subscribe to the Chalkyitsik… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
How do they to it? A closer look at the Incident Command System at the Mcgrath Fire Base
The Laguna Fire of 1970 scorched more than 175,000 acres east of San Diego, California, killing 16 people and costing taxpayers $234 million. Resulting studies of the Laguna Fire and other catastrophic fires found that failures in communications and management… Read More ›
Southwest Alaska Area Fire Information Update – July 28
Isolated showers visited Southwest Alaska on Sunday and are expected to continue into next week. Several fires have recorded little to no rain. There are 64 active fires, and no new fires were reported. Five fires remain staffed to protect… Read More ›
Fireline Video: Watch as Fire Crews Load “Backhaul” into a Support Airplane in Chalkyitsik, Alaska
Subscribe to the Chalkyitsik Complex YouTube channel for instant notification of new fireline videos. https://bit.ly/2K5TW6h. When airplanes like the CASA C-212 Aviocar land at the Chalkyitsik airstrip in the remote and roadless area 50 miles east of Ft Yukon, there… Read More ›
Chalkyitsik Complex: drone footage of firefighters pouncing on spot fire behind the fireline
This short video clip from BLM Alaska Fire Service drone pilot Joe Don Morton shows firefighters on the ground quickly responding to extinguish a spot fire located by the unmanned aerial system, that is assigned to the Chalkyitsik Complex of… Read More ›
Upper Yukon Zone: Higher humidity keep fire activity minimal
The Upper Yukon Zone has 58 active fires, with a total for the year of 74, that have burned over a million acres. The dryness of the duff layer, a blanket on the forest floor of spruce needles and tundra,… Read More ›
Chalkyitsik Complex: minimal growth, replacement fire crews arrive
Today, fire crews from Missouri, Minnesota, and Wisconsin are arriving in Chalkyitsik and North Dakota and Chief Mountain crews are returning to Fairbanks for flights back to the Lower 48. Fire fuels are still extremely dry and can transition to… Read More ›
Chetaslina and Long Fire Update: No Growth Observed on Fires
COPPER CENTER, AK – No growth was observed on the Chetaslina (#606) or Long (#484) fires with minimal if any smoke. Minimal rain was measured in the area on Saturday with additional rain expected for today. National Park Service Fire… Read More ›
Tanana Zone currently staffing three wildland fires
The Tanana Zone has a number of fires currently in monitor status. Crews are staffing three active wildfires including the Buster Creek, Little Creek and Grouse fires. Crews working throughout the zone have made significant progress in security all fire… Read More ›
Backhaul and rehab beginning – Hess Creek Fire Update 7/28/19
Yesterday crews began removing sprinkler systems from remote structures with a very low threat from the fire. They also began doing rehab work around these structures. Along the Elliot Highway and Livengood area, they were assessing the hazard of dead… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 