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• Cold trailing and suppression repair ongoing for Clear Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 1, 2022

  

  Update for the Clear Fire – August 1, 2022 Size: 72,191 | Completion: 77% | Personnel: 127 | Cause: Natural, lightning Fire activity on the Clear Fire was minimal Sunday with the exception of one spot on the southern end… Read More ›

• Field operations completed and radio repeater system being removed on the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on August 1, 2022

  All the structure protection and fireline equipment have been hauled out from the fires and staged at Manley Hot Springs for ground transport. The last firefighters are also back to Manley Hot Springs and all the fires are now unstaffed… Read More ›

• Additional resources arrive to support ongoing operations

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 31, 2022

  

  The Update for the Clear Fire – July 31, 2022 Size: 72,191 | Completion: 77% | Personnel: 117 | Cause: Natural, lightning An additional crew of Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters is reporting Sunday to the Clear… Read More ›

• Bean Complex now at 90% completion

  By beancomplex2022 on July 31, 2022

  Over the past two days, Operations personnel have been able to make significant progress on dismantling structure protection and fireline equipment and hauling it to Manley Hot Springs by helicopter and motorboat. The equipment is then packaged for ground transport… Read More ›

• Equipment accountability on the Middle Tanana Complex

  By midtananacomplex2022 on July 30, 2022

  

  All around Alaska, boats were used to transport fire personnel and gear on wildfires this summer. This was especially true when thick smoke reduces visibility and grounds firefighting aircraft, sometimes for days as it did a month ago. The Middle… Read More ›

• Crews locate and extinguish hot spots on Clear Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 30, 2022

  

  The Update for the Clear Fire – July 30, 2022 Size: 72,191 | Completion: 77% | Personnel: 93 | Cause: Natural, lightning As of Friday, two crews of firefighters are spiking out in the southern area of the fire. Spiking… Read More ›

• Incident Meteorologist has been a valuable team member on the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 30, 2022

  Warm and sunny weather conditions dominated the region again on Friday, allowing for continued helicopter and motorboat hauling work. No measurable amounts of rain were recorded over the fire area over the past 24 hours, yet fire activity remained smoldering… Read More ›

• Bean Complex work with Tanana 440 boat race organizers to make it a success

  By beancomplex2022 on July 29, 2022

  Tanana 440 Boat Race occurred on July 23 – 24, 2022 on the Tanana River. Boat racers must maneuver 800 of the toughest river miles in the world from Fairbanks to Tanana, AK. Race organizers and Bean Complex incident management… Read More ›

• Clear Fire transitions command to Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF)

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 29, 2022

  

  Update for the Clear Fire – July 29, 2022 Size: 72,191 | Completion: 77% | Personnel: 140 | Cause: Natural, lightning Today, Friday, at 8:00a.m., an Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF) Type 3 team assumed command of… Read More ›

• Helicopter flight confirms minimal fire activity on the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 29, 2022

  On Thursday, the Fire Behavior Analyst, Incident Meteorologist, and operational personnel took a helicopter flight over much of the fire area to assess fire behavior and weather conditions. Fire activity was witnessed as smoldering and minimal. Subsurface hotspots remained scattered… Read More ›

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