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Clear Fire transitions command to Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF)

By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 29, 2022

Update for the Clear Fire – July 29, 2022 Size: 72,191 | Completion: 77% | Personnel: 140 | Cause: Natural, lightning Today, Friday, at 8:00a.m., an Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF) Type 3 team assumed command of… Read More ›

Unused fire equipment, supplies and trash are being hauled back to Manley Forward Operating Base (FOB). This is accomplished by firefighters securely packing items to be transported by boat or helicopter. In remote areas, cargo sling loads are netted up and really to be hauled off by helicopter. Each cargo load has a weight that is given to the pilot to ensure safe transported by the helicopter. Black and white photo of two cargo nets with fire hose rolls, boxes and barrels. Firefighter walking in the burned area with burned trees in the background. Photo credit: Kylie Paul, Fulton Hotshot Crew

Helicopter flight confirms minimal fire activity on the Bean Complex

By beancomplex2022 on July 29, 2022

On Thursday, the Fire Behavior Analyst, Incident Meteorologist, and operational personnel took a helicopter flight over much of the fire area to assess fire behavior and weather conditions. Fire activity was witnessed as smoldering and minimal. Subsurface hotspots remained scattered… Read More ›

Firefighters wait to return to the lower 48 by NICC jet

Fighting fire in remote, rugged Alaska is the dream for many firefighters

By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 28, 2022

The Last Frontier is an experience that many firefighters never get. For the crews that do, it is a memorable experience that they regale their peers, friends and family with. Instead of digging miles of handline across ridgetops as done in… Read More ›

This picture reflects a process called cold trailing. This is where firefighters go through the burnt areas and actually feel the ground for hot spots.

Progress on the Clear Fire

By clearfire2022 on July 28, 2022

This will be the final update from Northern Rockies Team 1. Zane Brown’s Type 3 team will assume command of the fire tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. “We appreciate the support from communities affected by the Clear Fire. The safety of… Read More ›

Firefighter looking out of helicopter window with flight helmet on. View outside is green trees and hills. Helicopter Managers conduct reconnaissance's of fire area to gain knowledge of fire situation and approve new helispots if needed to support operations in getting firefighters and supplies in and out of remote areas. Photo credit: Lewistown Interagency Helitack

Distance and travel times influence crew and equipment movement on the Bean Complex

By beancomplex2022 on July 28, 2022

At the Bean Complex, due to the remote location and travel time to the fires it takes planning two to three days of travel to bring the crews out. The number of people assigned to the fire will gradually decrease… Read More ›

Man stands next to a tv displaying a map of the Dalton Highway Complex. Banner along bottom of image reads Billy McCall Dalton Highway Complex Incident Commander

Dalton Complex transitions to Type 4 organization

By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 28, 2022

California Interagency Incident Management Team 14 (CIIMT 14) transitioned management of the Dalton Highway Complex to a Type 4 organization with the BLM Alaska Fire Service on July 27th at 11pm. Resources remaining on the complex will continue the work… Read More ›

Final daily update for the Paradise Complex, firefighters continue to monitor fires in Central Alaska

By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 27, 2022

While winds increased fire activity on the Snohomish and Hog Butte fires Monday, consumption was primarily interior to the fire perimeter. Fire behavior on the Paradise Complex has moderated to smoldering. No communities are threatened by fires in the complex… Read More ›

Dozer-constructed fuel breaks and clean up in progress

By clearfire2022 on July 27, 2022

Summary: Monday’s wind event brought down trees across the fire area. Yesterday, crews cleared trees from roads and re-opened firefighter access routes. Fire managers flew over the fire yesterday morning and confirmed that all fire activity remained inside control lines. Weather: Partly cloudy… Read More ›

Fulton Hotshot crewmembers cutting trees and brush on the Bean Complex. One firefighter using a chainsaw to cut trees and brush. One firefighter pulling cut trees out of the way and another firefighter walking to grab more brush.

Bean Complex reaches 85% completion

By beancomplex2022 on July 27, 2022

Following weeks of work by firefighters to implement a point protection strategy, where structures are protected but minimum work is done on control lines around the fire’s edge, crews reached 85% completion of these goals. The goals include some fireline… Read More ›

An aerial view of the Troublesome fire showing smoke in various locations in the burned vegetation

Final daily update for the Dalton Highway Complex

By Dalton Highway Complex on July 27, 2022

California Interagency Incident Management Team 14 will transition management of the Dalton Highway Complex to the BLM Alaska Fire Service at 11 p.m. today, July 27. This will be the final daily update on the Dalton Highway Complex unless significant… Read More ›

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