Alaska-based firefighters including the Chena, Pioneer Peak and Midnight Sun hotshot crews, Gannett Glacier Type 2 Initial Attack Crew, North Star Fire Crew, and White Mountain Module are all deployed, as well as Alaska Smokejumpers, and Fire Specialists. With weather… Read More ›
Size: 47,304 acres Personnel: 83 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause: Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – McDonald Fire managers have extended fire response to include the 3,565-acre Clear Fire (#204), about 15 miles to the northwest of the McDonald Fire. The Clear Fire is burning in proximity to… Read More ›
Fire managers prepositioned additional resources at the Smokejumper Base on Fort Wainwright with warm temperatures and high lightning activity forecast. There is high demand for the 70 Alaska-based smokejumpers and 54 additional smokejumpers from the lower 48. After yet another… Read More ›
Plumes could be seen from Fairbanks on Friday and Saturday afternoon from two new fires located on military lands, 15 miles north of the McDonald Fire. At 9 a.m. on Saturday, the Clear (#204) Fire was 300 acres with an… Read More ›
Size: 44,892 acres Personnel: 83 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause: Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Firefighter resources on the McDonald Fire have completed burn operations on the south side of the fire, west of the 5 Mile Creek cabins. Burn operations remove fuels between values at… Read More ›
The number of fires in Alaska is increasing, as several waves of thunderstorms with high lightning activity have been moving across the state in recent days. There were 74 active wildfires as of 4 p.m. on Friday with 10 new… Read More ›
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – With the assistance of a helicopter providing aerial ignitions, crews continued burning operations Thursday to protect cabins along 5 Mile Creek. The goal of these operations is to remove burnable vegetation in a controlled manner in front of… Read More ›
Size: 39,706 acres Personnel: 73 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause: Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Persistent thunderstorms continue near the McDonald Fire, bringing winds to increase fire activity in both northern and southern areas. Firefighters implemented burning operations Wednesday to protect the cabins along the… Read More ›
Following several days of persistent thunderstorms, firefighters remain alert for another bout of gusty, erratic winds on the McDonald Fire Wednesday afternoon.
Size: 35,618 acres Personnel: 73 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause: Lightning Update 1:15 p.m. – The Fairbanks North Star Borough expanded the READY notice Tuesday to residences along the Johnson Road and near the Salcha Campgrounds. Find more information… Read More ›
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