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• Renewed activity on Munson Creek Fire prompts heightened evacuation level for residences at end of Chena Hot Springs Road

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on August 5, 2021

  The heightened evacuation level is due to increased fire activity between Miles 52-54 of Chena Hot Springs Road, where the fire has crept to within one-quarter mile of some cabins and homes near Mile 53. The North Fork of the Chena River is between the fire and the structures but the proximity of the fire to the cabins and homes prompted fire managers to recommend raising the evacuation alert level.

• State forestry and Nenana VFD snuff out small wildfire along Alaska Railroad tracks

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on August 4, 2021

  A helicopter and two water-scooping aircraft were called in to make water drops on the Nenana Rail Fire while a small group of firefighters from the Fairbanks Area Forestry and the Nenana Volunteer Fire Department on the ground worked to contain it at 2 acres.

• Hot, dry weather keeps Yukon Flats fires very active

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on August 4, 2021

  Northeasterly winds pushed Marten Creek Fire almost two miles closer to Venetie as it almost doubled in size. The prolonged hot, dry spell has dried out the vegetation to the point that firefighters witnessed it burn not only the normally receptive spruce trees and tundra grass, but hardwoods which typically have a higher moisture content.

• Firefighters mopping up 4-acre Redmond Creek fire 11 miles east of Harding Lake

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on August 3, 2021

  The water bombers were scooping water from nearby Harding Lake, making for quick turnaround times. The four scoopers made a total 48 water drops on the fire totaling 33,600 gallons of water in a matter of two hours.

• Work continues as cloud cover keeps pair of Yukon Flats fires subdued

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on August 2, 2021

  Work progresses on a pair of fires burning in the Yukon Flats as cloud cover and a sprinkle of rain kept fire behavior subdued Sunday. Update on the Marten Creek and Discovery Creek fires for Aug. 2, 2021.

• Firefighters working on Marten Creek Fire extinguish new human-caused fire near Venetie

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on August 1, 2021

  Shortly after taking off from Venetie just before 3 p.m. Saturday, firefighters spotted what initially seemed like smoke from a campfire. The initial six firefighters were able to contain the Tinjikvun Fire (#396) by 4:30 p.m. Afterwards, 10 BLM Alaska Fire Service North Star firefighters were pulled from constructing an indirect fire break around Venetie to help extinguish any remaining hot spots.

• Work continues on Yukon Flats fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 30, 2021

  Work continues on the Marten Creek Fire (#386) and the Discovery Creek Fire (#388) as fire season lingers in northeastern Alaska. Firefighters managing efforts on the Marten Creek Fire burning about 13 miles east of Venetie will meet with community members today for input on plans to construct fuel breaks around the village.

• Conditions moderated on pair of Yukon Flats fires as firefighters prepare for warmer weather

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 29, 2021

  Fire behavior moderated on the Marten Creek Fire (#386) and the Discovery Creek Fire (#388) in the Yukon Flats Wednesday as firefighters remain busy preparing for today’s warmer, drier weather. Firefighters reported both fires received a light dusting of rain Wednesday that likely didn’t elevate the dry conditions in the deeper ground layers. With the weather forecast returning to breezy, drier conditions today, firefighters anticipate more activity as the fires burn through black spruce trees in the area.

• Crews ordered to help on pair of fires burning in Yukon Flats

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 28, 2021

  The BLM Alaska Fire Service North Star Crew mobilized to Venetie today to help take steps to clean up an old fire break around the village to protect it from the Marten Creek Fire (#386) burning about 13 miles to the east. The University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanook Fire Crew will head north to help smokejumpers working on the Discovery Creek Fire (#388) burning in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge about 30 miles northwest of Venetie.

• Weather calms fires in northeast Alaska as number of assigned personnel increases

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 27, 2021

  Fort Yukon and Venetie will see an influx of firefighting personnel in the next couple of days to work on wildfires burning in northeastern Alaska. Parts of the Yukon Flats may see some scattered precipitation in the area a couple of days. A drying trend will return in Eastern Alaska on Thursday.

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