Aug. 7, 2014, 3 p.m. (Fairbanks, AK) – Alaskan Type 2 firefighting crews have been ordered to support wildland fires in California’s Klamath National Forest. Crews will begin arriving in Fairbanks on Friday to depart from Ladd Field at Fort… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
The Alaska Fire Service is focused on Lower-48
August 7, 2014 You can call it all but over. The fire season in Alaska was the slowest it has been in a few years. The Alaska Fire Service has dealt with 32 fires for a total of 25,616 acres… Read More ›
Noatak National Preserve Wildfire Declared Out
Contact: Linda Jeschke, linda_jeschke@nps.gov, 907.442.3890 KOTZEBUE: Wildland fire managers declared the lightning-ignited Noatak River fire out July 23, 2014. The fire was located north of the Noatak River and east of Narvakrak Lake. At approximately 700 acres, rain extinguished the… Read More ›
Alaskans headed south to help with Lower 48 wildfires
July 17, 2014, 3 p.m. (Fairbanks, AK) – Alaskan firefighting crews and personnel are headed Outside as wildland fire potential continues to decrease in much of the state. The Gannett Glacier and White Mountain Type 2 initial attack crews are… Read More ›
Alaska firefighters head to Lower-48
July 17, 2014 2 p.m. Alaska firefighters are down in the Lower-48 to help with fires in the west. The Chena and Midnight Sun IHC (Interagency Hotshot Crew) are in Idaho on the Whiskey Complex Fire. There have been 26 smokejumpers… Read More ›
Lightning ignites new fires in Noatak NP
July 11, 2014 12:30 p.m. KOTZEBUE: Lightning ignited two new fires in Noatak National Preserve. The Noatak River fire is located north of the Noatak River and east of Narvakrak Lake. This fire was estimated at 300 acres burning in… Read More ›
Reconnaissance flight made of the Funny River Fire
July 10, 2014, 11:30 a.m. Alaska Division of Forestry personnel made a reconnaissance flight of the Funny River Fire on Wednesday afternoon, July 9, 2014, and reported seeing no hot spots or smoke. Two observers accompanied the pilot in a… Read More ›
Pioneer Peak Hotshots lending a hand to Canadian neighbors
July 7, 2014, 3p.m. (Fairbanks, AK) – The Pioneer Peak Interagency Hotshot Crew, an Alaska Division of Forestry crew based in Palmer, has mobilized to the Northwest Territories of Canada. The crew left last Friday and reported to Kakisa, Northwest… Read More ›
“A Week to Remember, Reflect and Learn” June 30-July 6, 2014
M-14-06 MEMORANDUM – 6 June 2014 TO: NWCG Executive Board, NWCG Program Management Unit, NWCG Committee Chairs, Geographic Area Coordinating Group Managers FROM: Dan Smith, Chair, NWCG Executive Board SUBJECT: “A Week to Remember, Reflect and Learn” June 30-July 6,… Read More ›
Heavy rainfall reduces threat of spread on the 100 Mile Creek Fire
June 20, 2014 10:00 a.m. 100 Mile Creek Fire received over 3.0” of rain in the past 48 hrs. This has substantially reduced the threat of the fire spreading into areas of concern. Crews continued to mop up to the… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 