The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for dry and windy conditions in Deltana and the Tanana Flats Tuesday, the same day the Type 2 Alaska Incident Management Team (IMT) Green Team will take over the management of… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Type 2 Incident Management Team mobilizing for Oregon Lakes Fire
Due to the unseasonable dry fuels and forecasted windy and warmer weather, an incident management team is mobilizing to strategically plan efforts on the Oregon Lakes Fire burning about 11 miles south of Delta Junction. A Type 2 Incident Management… Read More ›
Oregon Lakes Impact Area Fire grows to an estimated 5,000 Acres
BLM Alaska Fire Service personnel flew over the Oregon Lakes Impact Area Fire southwest of Fort Greely midday Saturday and estimate the fire has grown to 5,000 acres, mostly to the northwest. Only five percent of the perimeter was… Read More ›
Oregon Lakes Impact Area Fire grows to an estimated 3,500 acres
The Oregon Lakes Impact Area Fire near Fort Greely has grown to an estimated 3,500 acres as it continues to move north through grass and downed trees left from a 2013 fire. BLM Alaska Fire Service personnel flew over the fire midday… Read More ›
BLM AFS, U.S. Army monitoring fire southwest of Fort Greely
BLM Alaska Fire Service and the U.S. Army Alaska are keeping an eye on the Oregon Lakes Impact Area Fire (#077) that grew to 4,000 acres due to warm weather over the past two days. The fire is mostly confined… Read More ›
Firefighters mopping up small wildfire along Tazlina River near Glennallen
State forestry firefighters are mopping up a small wildfire that started near Glennallen on Tuesday. The 3 ½-acre Moose Creek Fire was 50% contained as of Tuesday night and the fire did not show any growth or spread overnight, according… Read More ›
State forestry battling small wildfire near Glennallen
Wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are currently working to suppress a small wildfire near the community of Glennallen. The Moose Creek Fire, estimated at about 1 ½ acres as of 5:30 p.m., is located on the north… Read More ›
Rash of human-caused fires ushers in Alaska wildfire season; burn suspensions issued, caution advised
Wildfire season arrived in earnest over the weekend with a spate of human-caused wildfires in Southcentral Alaska. The Alaska Division of Forestry responded to 13 fire reports on Saturday and Sunday, all but two of which were located on the… Read More ›
State forestry firefighters assist in stopping 2.5-acre brush fire in Ninilchik
A quick response by firefighters from local fire departments and the Alaska Division of Forestry helped keep a 2 ½ -acre brush fire in check Saturday on the Kenai Peninsula. The Bluff Drive Fire in Ninilchik was reported at 1:18… Read More ›
BLM AFS, USARAK to conduct prescribed burn east of Fairbanks
Smoke may be visible from the Richardson Highway directly east of Fairbanks while the BLM Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), implement a prescribed fire plan for the Small Arms Complex between the Fort… Read More ›
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