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• 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 ›

• Continued rain is expected through the week on the Minto Lakes Fire.

  By Mintolakes2022 on July 17, 2022

  

  Suppression repair continues on the re-opened dozer line put in place to protect the communities of Himilaya and Hayes Creek. Photo USFS Luis Dozel

• Northern Rockies Team 4 Assumes Command of the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 17, 2022

  

  Northern Rockies Team 4, led by Incident Commander Rick Connell assumed command of the Bean Complex of wildfires at 7 a.m. Sunday following shadow days and a transition with Northwest Team 7. As a part of the transition between the… Read More ›

• Widespread precipitation continues to moderate fire behavior on the Dalton Highway Complex

  By Dalton Highway Complex on July 17, 2022

  The California Interagency Incident Management Team 14 assumed management of the Dalton Highway Complex at 11 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022. On Saturday, winds pushed both the Douglas Fire (#336) and the MM 125 Fire (#441) westward, causing some smoke… Read More ›

• Increased containment on Lime Complex

  By limecomplex on July 17, 2022

  

  NW9 Incident Management Team Incident Commander – Tyson Albrecht Lime Complex Daily Update July 17, 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… Read More ›

• Final update for the Poorman Complex unless significant activity occurs

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 17, 2022

  

  After significant moderation of fire behavior on the three fires that make up the Poorman Complex, management of the complex downgraded to a smaller, Type 4 organization on Sunday. Baker River Hotshots remain on the incident to monitor fire behavior… Read More ›

• Containment increases on Little Chena River Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 16, 2022

  

  Hard work by crews on the ground, with support from the air plus cooler weather have contributed towards achieving 30% containment on the Little Chena River Fire (#499). Crews have now mopped up at least 50 feet into the burned… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers and hotshots make steady progress on fires near Rampart and Tanana

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 16, 2022

  As a result of a swift response and favorable weather, fire resources were able to limit the spread of recent fires located near Rampart and Tanana. In the next few days these fires will be managed by the Bean Complex… Read More ›

• Rain and cooler temps limit growth of Paradise Complex

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 16, 2022

  Fires within the Paradise Complex received rain yesterday and overnight. Cooler temperatures resulted in limited fire growth. Structure and native allotment protection are top priorities around Lake Minchumina and to the west of the Leaf Fire (#385). Fire managers are… Read More ›

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