Four smokejumpers are on the ground and beginning structure protection efforts at a cabin near Mile 34 on the Salcha River, about one mile south of the lightning-caused Ninetyeight Fire (#218), which is burning near the border of the Yukon Training Area east of Eielson Air Force Bas
A small Type 3 Incident Management Team – composed primarily of BLM AFS personnel – is now in place to coordinate efforts to protect Rampart and several Alaska Native allotments threatened by the fires.
Additional ground support arrived Thursday, including the BLM AFS Midnight Sun Hotshots and the North Star Fire Crew, a BLM AFS Type 2 training crew. Each crew brings approximately 21 firefighters to assist with protection efforts.
The Nelchina Glacier Fire (#226), previously listed as the Mile Marker 128 Glenn Highway Fire, 4 miles southeast of Eureka Roadhouse, continued to show moderate growth over the past 24 hours. The fire burning in black spruce and tundra has consumed roughly… Read More ›
The Oskawalik Fire (#122), located about ten miles south of Crooked Creek, remains at 1,779 acres and is now 24% contained, thanks to the efforts of 104 personnel working the incident. The fire is burning in tundra and black spruce… Read More ›
BLM Alaska Fire Service is closely monitoring the Ninetyeight Fire (#218), a lightning-caused wildfire burning in a remote corner of the Yukon Training Area, north of the Salcha River. The fire is located approximately 1.5 miles north of a cabin situated on the north side of the river near the mouth of Flat Creek, about 35 miles upriver.
The Bear Creek Fire (#237) is burning 2.5 miles west of mile 262 Parks Highway. The Fire is in a full suppression area, is currently estimated at 30 acres and actively burning in continuous black spruce. Dog teams, multiple cabins… Read More ›
The Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) firefighters are responding to the Bonanza Creek Fire (#238). The fire is near Parks Highway MP 332, currently estimated at 350 acres and burning actively in continuous black spruce and hardwoods. No… Read More ›
Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) firefighters are responding to two fires east of Delta Junction. The Lake George Fire (#224) is approximately .5 acres, 1.5 miles east of Lake George, smoldering and creeping in spruce and hardwoods. Cabins… Read More ›
Update 9:00pm The estimated acreage has increased to 10 acres on the Gilmore Trail Fire (#233). City resources, a helicopter, retardant plane, and smokejumpers have been ordered to the fire. Fairbanks North Star Borough has issued a level 3 ‘GO’ for Monzulla Lane,… Read More ›
Update 11:35 pm– With the help of smokejumpers and aircraft utilizing retardant around the fire perimeter, ground resources will be able to continue direct suppression efforts. The fire is currently estimated at 17 acres, burning in black spruce and tundra…. Read More ›
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