The Alaska Division of Forestry continues work on containing and monitoring multiple lightning-caused fires in Southwest Alaska. As of Thursday evening, there were 15 active fires that had burned more than 42,000 acres in the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Southwest… Read More ›
Numerous fires are burning on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge after lightning touched down in Southwest Alaska recently. At 19.5 million acres, this refuge is larger than the state of Maine. It is dominated by wetlands and tundra and… Read More ›
A wildfire southeast of Fairbanks was reported to the Alaska Division of Forestry at 11 a.m. Thursday. The South Fork Salcha Fire is estimated at 100 acres and is burning approximately 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks and 25 miles north… Read More ›
Firefighters continue making good progress improving the perimeter of the North Robertson Fire burning along the Alaska Highway near Tok. Their work Wednesday increased containment of the 832-acre fire to 60 percent, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The… Read More ›
Firefighters are leap frogging from one fire to another to protect villages, cabins and other structures in Southwest Alaska after more than a dozen new wildfires were started by lightning strikes in the past three days. The Alaska Division of… Read More ›
Firefighters used Tuesday’s sunny, warmer weather to their advantage as they reached 50 percent containment of the 832-acre North Robertson Fire burning near Tok, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The fire, burning along the Alaska Highway about 30-miles… Read More ›
A spate of lightning-caused wildfires in Southwest Alaska is keeping the state’s wildland firefighters busy. Ten new fires were reported on Sunday due to lightning strikes and one additional fire was reported on Monday due to lightning, according to the… Read More ›
Activity on the Deadmans Slough Fire burning near Anvik picked up Monday afternoon fueled by wind and continued hot, dry conditions. By the time the fire calmed down overnight, BLM Alaska Fire Service firefighters estimated it had grown by 30… Read More ›
Firefighters are shifting into mop-up mode on the North Robertson Fire. The fire, burning along the Alaska Highway about 30-miles northwest of Tok, was reported on June 1 about two miles west of the Alaska Highway near Milepost 1350. Containment… Read More ›
Efforts are underway to suppress a wildfire burning about two miles southwest of Anvik. Eight BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers and two water scooping airplanes were busy working on the fire Sunday night after it was reported at about 7:30… Read More ›
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