FIRE REPORT, SOUTHWEST AREA EXTREME FIRE DANGER throughout Southwest Alaska! THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL AND DIVISION OF FORESTRY HAVE ISSUED A BURN BAN ON ALL State, Municipal and Private Lands OF WESTERN ALASKA OVERVIEW The long hot dry spell has… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
All available Alaska crews working on fires.
9:00 – Alaska is fortunate to have a large pool of over 1000 personnel available on an annual basis to fight fire. The current outbreak of fire in Alaska has resulted something new since the inception of the Emergency Firefighter… Read More ›
Card Street fire update June 21, 2015 10:00 a.m.
11:34 – Card Street Fire UPDATE Sunday, June 21, 2015 10:00 AM Fire Information: 907-394-6035 or 360-915-3821 http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4309/ Bob Allbee – Incident Commander email: cardstreetfireinfo@gmail.com Current Situation: The Card Street fire continues to burn into the marshlands and recreation area… Read More ›
Sockeye Fire now 53 percent contained
Cooler temperatures and higher humidity have allowed firefighters to complete and secure fire lines along portions of the north, northeast, south and west flanks. Fire containment has jumped to 53%. Re-entry of residents within the fire perimeter is going smoothly…. Read More ›
Huge increase in Chisana River 2 fire
8:45 p.m.– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release No. 15-07 Contact: Jim Schwarber, Division of Forestry, (907) 451-2704 Date: 6/20/2015: 1700 (Tok, AK) – The Chisana River 2 Fire burning in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve and the Tetlin National Wildlife… Read More ›
Incident management team and four crews join firefighting efforts on Stetson Creek and Juneau Lake Fires
Chugach National Forest 161 E. 1st Avenue, Door 8 Anchorage, AK 99501 News Release Date: June 20, 2015 Twitter: @ChugachForestAK Media Contact: Jean Goad 907-595-1244 Web: http://www.fs.usda.gov/r10/chugach Incident management team and four crews join firefighting efforts on… Read More ›
Southwest Alaska fire report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2015 FIRE REPORT, SOUTHWEST AREA EXTREME FIRE DANGER throughout Southwest Alaska! THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL AND DIVISION OF FORESTRY HAVE ISSUED A BURN BAN ON ALL State, Municipal and Private Lands OF WESTERN ALASKA PREVIOUSLY… Read More ›
Healy Lake Fire update 6/20 a.m.
4:50 p.m.-HEALY LAKE FIRE UPDATE June 20, 2015 Morning Location: 25 miles east of Delta Start Date: June 16 Cause: Lightning Size: 10,000 acres Number of Personnel: 91 General Information: Movement of the fire moderated Friday resulting in minimal fire… Read More ›
Tanana Slough Fire near Dot Lake is 40 percent contained
4:00 p.m. – The Tanana Slough Fire by Dot Lake between Delta Junction and Tok is now 40 percent contained. Hot and dry weather supported active fire behavior yesterday, with group torching of trees and short crown runs observed. However,… Read More ›
More than 300 firefighters make progress on Card Street Fire
3:30 p.m. – The Card Street Fire continues to burn into the marshlands and recreation area of Skilak Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The fire is established in a full suppression area of the refuge and all actions are being… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 