They come from Montana and Minnesota, from California and Colorado, and from North Carolina and New Hampshire. With all of Alaska’s wildland firefighters already hard at work, reinforcements have arrived or are on their way from 33 states, the District… Read More ›
Supported by helicopters dropping water, crews will continue securing the perimeter along the northwest corner from the Chatanika River to the 2009 Hardluck Creek Fire scar, south to the Bennet Highway (15 Mile Trail), and east to Murphy Dome. Structure… Read More ›
Ten firefighters spent Saturday working to set up pumps and hose around a small wildfire burning off the Tok Cutoff near Gakona while Blackhawk helicopters from the Alaska Air National Guard were brought in to drop water on the fire…. Read More ›
Firefighters completed a control line around the Montana Creek Fire (#429) on Friday afternoon and the fire was mapped with a GPS at 365 acres. Containment has increased to 30 percent,, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The control… Read More ›
To watch this video on YouTube, click here: https://youtu.be/EuzvhXVM-zQ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for fire videos and updates https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M #ShovelCreekFire Deputy Incident Commander Chris Schulte observes a moment of silence in honor of the 14 firefighters who lost their lives… Read More ›
The Palmer-based Gannet Glacier Type 2 Initial Attack crew and a squad of Anchorage firefighters continue work on the MLK Fire (#423) in East Anchorage, with a special focus on hazard trees. They are working to remove dead standing trees and those… Read More ›
With a very active day yesterday on the Hess Creek Fire, acreage was mapped at 104,218. Firefighters anticipate seeing another large increase in acreage again today, as weather and fuel conditions are prime for active fire behavior. In preparation for… Read More ›
Fire activity increased on ridgetops along the west side of the Nugget Creek Fire on Friday between mileposts 32 and 34 of the Chena Hot Springs Road, where smoke was visible throughout the day. This is a change of direction… Read More ›
Mop-up is progressing on the 257-acre Caribou Fire (#255). Crews are checking for hot spots from the perimeter inward for 150 to 300 feet. There are some deeper pockets of fuel within the interior of the fire that may continue… Read More ›
Firefighters on Friday continued working to get a dozer line and hose lay around the perimeter of the Montana Creek Fire. The fire did not grow significantly on Friday and is estimated at 344 acres with 10 percent containment. Additional… Read More ›
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