Firelines east of the Sterling community held strong Monday as hot, dry weather tested firefighters’ work. Crews were busy with mop-up and suppression repair along 18 miles of firebreak north of the Sterling Highway and along the East Fork Moose… Read More ›
The #HessCreekFire has grown to 94,000 acres. Continued cooler temperatures and high relative humidity created ideal conditions for firefighters to deploy into remote areas to protect structures. Crews thinned trees, cleared brush and created defensible space around structures identified as… Read More ›
Containment of the Ninetyeight Creek Fire (#391) near Salcha is holding steady at 5% but the fire size increased to 69 acres, due to more accurate mapping of the perimeter. Firefighters are continuing to improve and secure firelines and to… Read More ›
Special Statement – Heavy smoke impacts in the upper Kenai valley, Seward, and along the Sterling Highway near the Swan Lake fire today. CENTRAL/EASTERN INTERIOR: Light winds from the southsouthwest will continue to transport smoke to the northnortheast. The amount of… Read More ›
This will be the last update from the Alaska Incident Management Team, as the fire will be transitioned to the Type 1 Pacific Northwest 2 Incident Management Team (Rob Allen Incident Commander) on Wednesday morning. The Shovel Creek Fire is… Read More ›
Aircraft pummeled a wildfire west of Delta Junction again on Sunday with water drops, as well as a water enhancer called BlazeTamer, to keep the fire from spreading. The Rainbow 2 Fire about 15 miles west of Delta Junction was… Read More ›
Firefighters were able to get a better look at the Nugget Creek Fire from the air on Monday and the new acreage estimate for the fire burning east of Fairbanks in the Chena River State Recreation Area is 6,900 acres,… Read More ›
In response to the current high fire danger throughout the state of Alaska, effective immediately and until further notice, open campfires are restricted to designated campgrounds or cabins within enclosed metal fire grates or designated fire rings provided at developed… Read More ›
Firefighters on Sunday flew the fire and used infrared imaging capabilities to update the fire’s perimeter after it made a 3-mile run Saturday along the Chena Hot Springs River near mile 37.7 Chena Hot Springs Road. The fire, burning in… Read More ›
Rain and mild temperatures aided firefighters Sunday afternoon and evening in their efforts to suppress the 52-acre Ninetyeight Creek Fire (#391). Personnel are focused on minimizing the fire’s growth and spread by keeping its footprint to the smallest reasonable size… Read More ›
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