Many fires within the Tanana Zone experienced rain on Friday, with southern fires receiving more rainfall than northern fires. Smoky conditions and low ceilings prevented many planned flights from taking place, but with today’s increasing visibility it appears that supplies… Read More ›
Fire crews are finishing mop-up and finding few remaining hot spots within containment lines. Today a helicopter equipped with an infrared sensor was used to monitor heat within the fires’ interior. A few areas still showing heat and smoldering were… Read More ›
The Hess Creek fire received more than an inch of rain on Friday. Although numerous areas continue to smolder on the ground beneath the canopy, the increased moisture dramatically reduced fire activity. Due to low temperatures and high moisture levels,… Read More ›
Watch videos and fire footage at the Shovel Creek Fire YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M Current Statistics: Size: 23,734 acres Containment: 30% Personnel: 621 Start Date: June 21, 2019 Cause: Lightning Yesterday, rain throughout the fire area dampened fire behavior providing a break… Read More ›
Widespread lightning has started at least 30 new fires since Thursday in the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Southwest Area around McGrath. A Red Flag Warning remained in effect for most of Southwest Area for more lightning on Friday and fire… Read More ›
Firefighters began the process of building and plumbing containment lines around a 1,200-acre wildfire near the Denali Borough community of Anderson on Friday, just 16 hours after the fire forced the evacuation of two remote subdivisions west of the Parks… Read More ›
An unmanned aerial system (UAS) was used on the Montana Creek – Malaspina Fires yesterday (July 11, 2019). The UAS which flew the fire is a Type 3/4, which means it is the smallest type of UAS (approximately the size… Read More ›
The Beaver Fire (#390) is still moving to the east/southeast and crossed the South Fork of the Chena River yesterday. Three small spot fires (totaling less than 1 acre) on the river’s south bank were showing minimal activity, and a… Read More ›
ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management today issued updated fire restrictions banning all open fires (campfires) on BLM-managed public lands in Southcentral and Interior Alaska. The new fire prevention order, issued in response to the current extreme fire danger,… Read More ›
–Evacuation Levels Reduced– Firefighters have successfully connected line from Old Murphy Dome Rd to the Chatanika River. As mop up continues along the fire perimeter coupled with higher humidity and rain, the Pacific Northwest Team 2, managing the fire, has… Read More ›
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