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BLM AFS assesses response as lightning continues to spark new fires across Alaska
Isolated thunderstorms continue to cause mischief in Alaska, leaving lightning littered throughout much of the state and sparking more fires. With resources stretched thin and concentrated in areas that are closer to communities, BLM Alaska Fire Service is prioritizing response… Read More ›
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Interior Alaska remains in very high fire danger
11 new fires started on Thursday, July 27 in State of Alaska protection jurisdiction and 10 in BLM Alaska Fire Service. The interior region of Alaska remains in Very High Fire Danger despite temperatures and lighting activity slightly moderating from… Read More ›
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BLM AFS managers weigh priorities as wildfire numbers increase
While the number of new fires continues to increase, most new starts in the BLM Alaska Fire Service protection area are in remote parts of the northern half of Alaska.
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Type 2 Incident Management Team ordered for the Teklanika River Fire
The Teklanika River Fire grew to an estimated 1,000 acres today from 700 acres last night. The fire perimeter expanded on all sides, except to the north, and grew primarily west and south towards the 2022 Clear Fire scar. Additional… Read More ›
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Division of Forestry & Fire Protection responding to the Our Creek Fire (#271) North of Fairbanks
5:35 PM UPDATE: A Temporary Flight Restriction has been issued to reduce aircraft intrusions while aviation resources conduct flight operations. To view the current TFR in the area please visit https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html. Water and retardant drop operations have remained successful in knocking… Read More ›
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Division of Forestry & Fire Protection uses Alaskan resources strategically in third day of lightning caused fires
Since Monday afternoon, 22 lightning-caused fires started in State of Alaska protection jurisdiction after severe thunderstorms passed through Interior Alaska. Over 30,000 lightning strikes occurred in three days during Red Flag Warning and Very High Fire Danger conditions that caused… Read More ›
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Division of Forestry & Fire Protection is responding to two new lightning caused fires in the Interior
Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) is responding to two new lightning caused fires. Multiple callers reported a new fire near the Teklanika River, about 12.5 miles southwest of Nenana. DOF has dispatched Fire Bosses, Tanker 524 and… Read More ›
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Number of fires in BLM AFS protection area increases for third day
BLM Alaska Fire Service continues to deal with new wildfires, most of which are burning in remote parts of the state and not immediately threatening identified sites of value.
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Lightning continues to spark wildfires across Interior Alaska
Severe thunderstorms produced more lightning across Interior Alaska again on Tuesday but nothing of the magnitude recorded the day before. There were nearly 8,000 ground strikes Tuesday resulting in 31 new fires. Six of those fires are being suppressed by the… Read More ›
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BLM AFS monitoring new fires in Western Alaska
BLM Alaska Fire Service is keeping an eye on a number of new wildfires burning in Western Alaska that were ignited after the lightning event that came through Alaska Monday night.
