Firefighting efforts intensified yesterday as the fire was steadily pushed by a north-northwest wind to the south and east. Despite aggressive air support, the fire moved south in the Mystery Creek Road area by mid-afternoon and in some cases crossed… Read More ›
Heavy precipitation on Saturday and drizzly, cool weather on Sunday greatly subdued fire activity on the 310-acre Caribou Creek Fire (#255) burning north of Two Rivers about 25 miles east of Fairbanks. The remote, lightning-caused fire approximately 7.5 miles north of… Read More ›
Due to an increase in fire activity the Swan Lake Fire, pushed by a north-northwest wind, moved toward the Sterling Highway corridor crossing established fireline on the southern perimeter. The fire is estimated to be 2 miles from the Sterling… Read More ›
After several days of hot, dry weather in the Yukon Flats area, lightning triggered new fires including five that are burning within 18 miles east of Chalyitsik. Of the 24 new fires in Alaska Saturday, 15 were located in the… Read More ›
STERLING, ALASKA 1:00pm: For Immediate Release The Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team has been working closely with officials from the Kenai Peninsula Office of Emergency Management, Alaska Department of Transportation, Alaska State Troopers, the Homer Electric Association, Granite Construction and… Read More ›
A dramatic wind shift produced by a passing thunderstorm Saturday night caused the Shovel Creek Fire (#319) northwest of Fairbanks to burn through an old retardant line and push north toward cabins along the Chatanika River, prompting an aggressive, late-night… Read More ›
Fire crews strengthened and reinforced firelines on the western and southern edges as they worked to increase the width of the control lines and continued extensive mop-up operations. Northwesterly winds pushed the fire further to the east of Mystery Creek… Read More ›
Higher relative humidities and slightly cooler temperatures helped to moderate fire activity on the Caribou Creek Fire (#255) on Saturday. More than 150 firefighters are working to contain the 300-acre fire burning north of the community of Two Rivers about… Read More ›
The Shovel Creek Fire (#319) burning northwest of Fairbanks was estimated to be 400 acres as of Saturday morning. The the lightning-caused fire started late Friday afternoon and is located approximately 3 miles north of Murphy Dome. Fire activity increased… Read More ›
The Swan Lake Fire Community Meeting was held at the Sterling Community center on June 22nd 2019 in Sterling, Alaska. The Sterling Community Meeting was streamed on the Alaska DNR- Division of Forestry (DOF) Facebook page for those who could… Read More ›
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