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• Continued precipitation proves beneficial for Upper Yukon Zone

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 18, 2022

  Firefighters in the Yukon Flats have been aided by several days of cool, wet weather. The favorable weather has allowed firefighters to concentrate on reinforcing containment lines and mop-up work before their return to Fairbanks.    Hadweenzic Fire (#569) – Located… Read More ›

• Hotshot crews deploy into south end of Clear Fire

  By clearfire2022 on July 18, 2022

  

  Summary: Over the past week, the immediate threat to values at risk have been significantly curbed by weather, and fire activity has been minimal. This has allowed fire managers to confirm conditions more thoroughly on the ground. As a result,… Read More ›

• Middle Tanana Complex Transitions to Type 3 IMT

  By midtananacomplex2022 on July 18, 2022

  

  Highlights:  The Type 3 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team, under Incident Commander Josh Bransford, assumed command of the Middle Tanana Complex on Monday, July 18, at 8:00 am.   Operations: Sunday, minimal fire behavior was observed across the Middle Tanana… Read More ›

• Resources continue to complete suppression repair on the Minto Lakes Fire.

  By Mintolakes2022 on July 18, 2022

  

  Incident Commander Jerry McGowan and division Luis Dozal check on the progress of the suppression repair.

• Varying amounts of light rain reported across the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 18, 2022

  

  Cloudy, cool, and damp weather conditions remain in place across the Bean Complex, keeping fire activity minimal. The weather stations from around the fire area reported a range of rain amounts from .17-.40 inch. The weather forecast includes rain showers… Read More ›

• Persistent cool, wet weather continues to aid firefighters on the Dalton Highway Complex

  By Dalton Highway Complex on July 18, 2022

  Cooler temperatures coupled with precipitation continued to moderate fire activity on all fires in the Dalton Highway Complex on Sunday. The MM 125 Fire (#441) showed minimal fire behavior; crews worked on hotspots on the southern perimeter to keep it… Read More ›

• Backhaul operations expected to continue over next three days.

  By limecomplex on July 18, 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 141 resources assigned to the complex, an area covering 21 million acres. Each of these… Read More ›

• Rainy weather pattern continues on Little Chena River Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 17, 2022

  

  Rain overnight and light showers throughout the day kept fire behavior minimal Saturday on the Little Chena River Fire (#499). Rain and moderate temperatures work together to keep the relative humidity (RH) at higher levels. Higher RH moderates fire behavior,… Read More ›

• Firefighters work to access south perimeter of Clear Fire

  By clearfire2022 on July 17, 2022

  

  Summary: Management objectives for the Clear Fire include protecting and/or mitigating impacts to the identified values at risk as prioritized by the cooperating jurisdictional agencies. Operations personnel are coordinating with incident Resource Advisors to document and, if necessary, implement mitigation… Read More ›

• Transfer of Command to occur tomorrow on Middle Tanana Complex

  By midtananacomplex2022 on July 17, 2022

  

  This will be the last fire update from the Type 2 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team (Mike Almas, Incident Commander) that has managed the Middle Tanana Complex since July 6. A Type 3 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team (Josh Bransford,… Read More ›

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