June 16, 2014 8:45 a.m. Delta Junction – Firefighters have two Red Flag “situations” to deal with today at the 100 Mile Creek fire 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks. Noting dryer weather and a predicted increase in wind speed, the… Read More ›
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Firefighters take advantage of the weather on the 100 Mile Creek Fire
June 15, 2014 10:00 a.m. Delta Junction – The north end of the 100 Mile Creek fire received less rainfall than the remainder of the fire perimeter late Saturday. Sunny skies, warm temperatures and some wind earlier in the day… Read More ›
Scattered showers over much of the 100 Mile Creek Fire
June 14, 2014 9:15 AM Delta Junction – Scattered showers over much of the 100 Mile Creek fire proved to be a mixed blessing on Friday and into Saturday morning. The moisture and cool, cloudy weather curtailed fire behavior and… Read More ›
Additional crews arrived on the 100 Mile Creek Fire today
June 13, 2014 @ 11:00 AM Warmer weather increased fire activity on the 100 Mile Creek Fire yesterday. Firefighters continue to secure the northern edge of the fire utilizing helicopters and CL-215’s. Additional crews arrived on the fire today and… Read More ›
Crews made significant progress on 100 Mile Creek Fire
June 12, 2014 10:30 AM Crews took advantage of the cooler weather yesterday and made significant progress on 100 Mile Creek Fire. The fire is currently 50% contained. Warmer and drier weather is expected this afternoon and into the weekend…. Read More ›
Transfer of command to the Alaska Type 1 Team – 100 Mile Creek Fire
June 11, 2014 10:00 AM There is a community meeting tonight at 6 PM at the Delta Community Center. The Alaska Type 1 Incident Management Team will be presenting current fire information about the 100 Mile Creek Fire. The 100… Read More ›
100 Mile Creek Fire Update
Cooler and damper conditions allowed crews to continue making progress on the 100 Mile Creek Fire. Firefighters are working on line construction and secure slop overs. Air resources assisted in the efforts suppressing the fire from spreading north. The fire… Read More ›
Open fire restrictions lifted in coastal Alaska national parks
4 p.m. June 2, 2014 Recent storms brought sufficient rain to Katmai National Park and Preserve, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Alagnack Wild River, Kenai Fjords National Park and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve to moderate the fire danger… Read More ›
Crews on the ground at 100 Mile Creek Fire
June 2, 2014 7:49 a.m. The Midnight Sun IHC (Interagency Hotshot Crew) and the North Star handcrew arrived at the fire on June 1. Crews and aerial resources assisted in securing OP sites 26 and 27 with hand and aerial firing… Read More ›