Firefighters are making progress toward containment on the Starry Fire (#234) and ‘Go’ evacuations have been lifted as firefighters wrapped the fire with hose and light precipitation fell in the area yesterday. The Denali Borough has lifted their ‘Go.’ evacuation… Read More ›
The Starry fire picked up today and the Fairbanks Area initial attack helicopter dropped buckets of water during the heat of the day. Despite the brief uptick in fire activity, the fire remained at 547 acres and resources were able… Read More ›
Overview: The US Wildland Fire Service presently has staff on 5 fires, including 4 in the Tanana Zone and one in the Upper Yukon Zone. The USWFS is consolidating management of numerous fires in the vicinity of the Elliott Highway:… Read More ›
Update 10AM June 22nd – With forecasted thunder cells and shifty winds, firefighters are prepared for an eventful day on the Starry Fire. Incident Commander Ed Sandford said there have been many fires in the area throughout the years and… Read More ›
Firefighters are making excellent progress on the Granite Fire (#222), achieving 80% containment on the 36-acre blaze located 15 miles southeast of Delta Junction. As of Sunday, crews have successfully laid hose lines around roughly 90% of the fire’s perimeter. The fire was first… Read More ›
Firefighters worked until 4 a.m. on Sunday morning trying to get the upper hand on a 688-acre fire that prompted evacuations in Anderson, Alaska, 80 miles South of Fairbanks. The initial attack started at 6:50 p.m. Saturday evening and involved responses from… Read More ›
With over 4,000 lightning strikes across Alaska on Friday and again on Saturday, dozens of new fires started. Red Flag Warnings are issued again today for interior to eastern Alaska due to thunderstorms with abundant lightning. Fuels remain very dry,… Read More ›
9:30 PM – Aircraft and equipment operators worked throughout the day Saturday, shuttling and moving resources to priority areas on the six fires that were confirmed last night in the Susitna Valley. Fire activity remained low to moderate and some of the fires were contained and others put… Read More ›
Over 4,000 lightning strikes were recorded across Alaska yesterday. Additional thunderstorms are forecast for today and through the weekend. Fuels are very dry, with good potential for new fires to start. Red Flag Warnings are issued through Sunday for interior… Read More ›
Lightning moving across the Coastal Region Friday night and has started several fires. So far today, there have been 4,340 lightning strikes across the state. Resources are responding to the confirmed fires across the Susitna Valley with aircraft spotting smokes as weather permits. Fire managers are prioritizing resources based on… Read More ›
