Wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are mopping up a 9-acre fire in Delta Junction today after a structure fire spread into the wildlands Monday night. The state forestry office in Delta Junction was notified of a structure… Read More ›
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Cooler,damper weather helps firefighters in the Yukon Flats
Fire activity was minimal on Sunday after the two fires burning in the Yukon Flats experienced cooler and damper weather. This weather is forecasted to continue in the upcoming days as firefighters wrap up work on the Applevun Fire (#305) this… Read More ›
Cooler weather expected to help firefighters on Yukon Flats fires
Mother Nature is expected to give firefighters a reprieve from hot, dry conditions in the upcoming days as they continue to work on two lightning-caused fires burning in the Yukon Flats since July 2. An estimated 70 percent of the… Read More ›
Firefighters continue to secure perimeters on Yukon Flats fires
Firefighters continue to make headway toward containment of both fires burning in the Yukon Flats since July 2. A majority of the Applevun Fire (#305) is contained while the Tiechovun Lake Fire (#304) is about 15 percent contained. Neither fire… Read More ›
Smokejumpers, water scoopers corral Seward Peninsula fire
Smokejumpers quickly knocked down a fire burning near a mine in the middle of the Seward Penninsula Thursday. The Anchorage Flight Service reported a two-acre fire burning about 46 miles north of Council Thursday evening. The eight smokejumpers, with the… Read More ›
Firefighters continue to battle hot, dry weather while progressing on Yukon Flats fires
Firefighters continue to make progress on two fires burning in the Yukon Flats despite battling hot and windy conditions. The Yukon Flats will continue to be the hot spot of the state, both literally and figuratively, and is expected… Read More ›
Firefighters make progress on Yukon Flats fires, demobilize from Zitziana River Fire
Despite extreme winds gusting up to 40 mph on Wednesday, firefighters are making progress towards containing two lightning-caused fires burning in the Yukon Flats. For the third day in a row, firefighters battled hot and windy conditions while trying to… Read More ›
Firefighters continue to work on Yukon Flats fires
Firefighters continue suppression efforts on two wind-driven, lightning-caused fires burning in the Yukon Flats since Monday. They’ll be up against red flag conditions tomorrow that predict temperatures could reach as high as 80 degrees with a possible minimum humidity level… Read More ›
First wildfire of the summer burning in Gates of the Arctic National Park
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The lightning-caused Chicken Creek Fire (#303) was discovered by detection aircraft the evening of Sunday, July 1. It is burning within the Gates of the Arctic National Park approximately 22 miles northeast of Bettles and 20 miles west… Read More ›
BLM AFS working on two new fires in Yukon Flats
The BLM Alaska Fire Service is working on two wind-driven fires that broke out in the Yukon Flats on Monday. Four water-scooping Fire Boss aircraft and 16 smokejumpers were on the ground trying to suppress the Tiechovun Lake Fire (#304)… Read More ›
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