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• BLM rescinds fire closure order to prohibit access to western White Mountains National Recreation Area

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 20, 2022

  Due to reduced wildland fire activity, the BLM Eastern Interior Field Office rescinded the fire closure order that temporarily prohibited public access to the western portion of the White Mountains National Recreation Area

• Crews on Slathouka Fire construct fire breaks to protect allotments, Allakaket

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 20, 2022

  

  With precipitation received across the area, fire behavior on the Slathtouka Fire (#431) diminished. The Alaska National Park Service Region Fire Suppression Module (10-person crew) arrived on the west side of the fire Tuesday to improve protection measures for allotments…. Read More ›

• Rain douses Minto Lakes Fire while firefighters continue repair work

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 20, 2022

  

  The fire had significant rainfall Tuesday night and showers will continue throughout Wednesday. Cool, wet weather continues to damper any heat in black spruce stringers and deep duff pockets of the fire area, interior to containment lines. Today, heavy equipment… Read More ›

• Firefighters closer to completing structure protection activities on the Paradise Complex

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 20, 2022

  

  Crews continue to take advantage of the nice weather across the fire complex. Since Tuesday, fire managers were able to obtain more accurate data, resulting in a slight increase in acres burned totaling 278,222 acres for the entire complex of… Read More ›

• Final update as all fires within Upper Yukon Zone unstaffed

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 20, 2022

  Favorable weather conditions over much of eastern and central Alaska allowed firefighters to complete their work to fully suppress the Hadweenzic Fire (#569), the last staffed fire in the Upper Yukon Zone that covers 51.9 million acres in northeast Alaska…. Read More ›

• Firefighters perform mop-up, backhaul, and suppression repair on Clear Fire

  By clearfire2022 on July 20, 2022

  Summary: Suppression efforts continue on the Clear Fire, with firefighters performing actions that minimize potential impacts to structures, infrastructure, and other values. In some areas, the focus has shifted to mop-up, backhaul, and suppression repair. Firefighters are coordinating with incident… Read More ›

• Seasonal Weather Patterns are Expected to Influence Future Fire Activity on the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 20, 2022

  Firefighters have been using the recent cool and wet weather as an opportunity to inventory the equipment and supplies that were rapidly transported out to several locations on the fires during suppression response. Some excess equipment was removed from the… Read More ›

• More containment line completed in Dalton Highway Complex

  By Dalton Highway Complex on July 20, 2022

  

  Warmer temperatures are expected today across the Interior, with shower activity becoming more minimal. While all fires have received precipitation for several days, fire history in Alaska has shown that the duff layer creates a unique fuel where wildfire can… Read More ›

• Operations on the Pike Creek/Koktuli River Fires wrapping up

  By limecomplex on July 20, 2022

  

  Lime Complex Daily Update July 20, 2022 The Lime Complex consists of two staffed fires and sixteen unstaffed fires. The total size of the combined fires is 865,620 acres, and there are 112 resources assigned to the complex, an area… Read More ›

• Temporary prohibition on open fires rescinded by BLM Fairbanks District Office and Glennallen Field Office 

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 19, 2022

  

  On Monday, the BLM Fairbanks District and Glennallen Field Office rescinded the fire prevention orders temporarily prohibited open fires on the BLM-managed public lands in eastern and central Alaska. Only one fire prevention order remains in place for BLM Alaska.

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