Watch videos and fire footage at the Shovel Creek Fire YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M Current Statistics: Size: 23,948 acres Containment: 40% Personnel: 524 Start Date: June 21, 2019 Cause: Lighting Crews were able to finish removing hoses, sprinklers, and other structure… Read More ›
Fire season has ebbed and flowed in Western Alaska with lightning delivering another round of fires in the past few days. Lightning ignited 11 new fires in three days within the BLM Alaska Fire Service Galena Zone had that encompasses… Read More ›
Alaska North: Fire Cooler temperatures and recent rain have slowed fire growth. As temperatures warm and fuels dry, fires are expected to pick back up. Smoke Rain brought some needed relief from dense smoke that had accumulated throughout last week…. Read More ›
Fire managers have requested additional resources for the Rainbow 2 Fire (#409) burning approximately 15 miles northwest of Delta Junction. Fire managers have ordered two additional Type 2 crews to join the 24 personnel currently assigned to the fire. Fire crews… Read More ›
Hot and dry conditions remain over most areas of the Upper Yukon Zone. Temperatures are forecasted to be in the 80s over the next several days. Winds will generally be out of the west at 5-10 mph. Some isolated thunderstorms… Read More ›
The Nugget Creek Fire (#323) received rain over the fire area throughout the day on Friday, slowing fire progress. The southern point of the fire has crossed South Fork Chena River approximately five miles south of Chena Hot Springs Road,… Read More ›
As the sky cleared above the Tanana Zone fires and aircraft were able to fly again, crews found their fires to have calmed considerably. Last night, however, fire activity northeast of Rampart picked up considerably for a few hours. Improving… Read More ›
Firefighters are continuing to construct containment line and mop up hot spots on the Kobe Fire south of the Denali Borough community of Anderson. Smoke in the area dissipated on Saturday and aircraft were able to perform a reconnaissance flight… Read More ›
If you prefer to watch on YouTube click here: Subscribe to the Shovel Creek Fire Videos Channel For Insider Aerial and Fireline Videos – Channel https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M Update – Sunday, July 14th @ 8:00 am Rob Allen, Incident Commander Size:23,948 acres Containment: 40% Personnel:… Read More ›
With wildfire danger moderating in some parts of the state due to cooler, wetter weather, the Alaska Division of Forestry is lifting the campfire closure order that was put into effect last week on state, private and municipal lands in… Read More ›
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