On Monday, a complex incident management team from Alaska will take command of the Grapefruit Complex of six fires burning along the Elliott Highway south of Livengood. Most of the fires exhibited fairly significant growth under calm conditions the past… Read More ›
10:30 p.m. June 30, Update (last one of the night): Aircraft and firefighters continue to hold the fire west of the railroad and north of the Denali National Park entrance. Aircraft have made numerous water and retardant drops. About 50… Read More ›
Initial attack activity was light on Saturday as firefighters responded to four new fires across Southwest Alaska including the East Redoubt (#310), the Tustumena Lake Fire (#311), the Montana Creek Fire (#312) and the Corkey Fire (#315). Fire crews will continue suppression… Read More ›
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The McDonald Fire remains active, even in old burn areas. Facilitated by persistent hot, dry conditions, the fire is running through dry grasses and traveling through stringers of black spruce trees. Expected cooler temperatures and higher overnight… Read More ›
Deception Pup (#252) and Flasco (#259) fires continue to stay within control lines. Containment is now estimated at 50% for Deception Pup and 40% for Flasco. The arduous task of mop up is continuing on both fires with many locations… Read More ›
It was another active day for both the Globe Fire and firefighters working to protect property from fires in the area. The Globe Fire (#253) is now part of the Grapefruit Complex, named after a nearby rock climbing spot. It… Read More ›
9:00 pm Update – The Tustumena Lake Fire is holding at 20 acres. 12 smokejumpers were deployed to the fire joining Kenai Area DOF firefighters, two scoopers and two helicopters dropping water. The retardant tanker was able to drop one load… Read More ›
As of 5.p.m. on Saturday, there were 149 active wildfires statewide, with 11 new starts in the past 24 hours. So far, 286 fires have burned 306,605 acres across Alaska. Brief updates are provided for the staffed fires in northwestern… Read More ›
The Idaho Team 1, Type 3 Incident Management Team out of the Great Basin Geographic Area took command of the five lightning-caused fires near the end of the Steese Highway at 7 a.m., Friday, June 28. Minimal fire behavior continues… Read More ›
There were three new fires reported Thursday in the State of Alaska protection jurisdiction. There are 15 staffed fires statewide. Todays weather will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. There will be areas smoke, heaviest in the… Read More ›
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