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• Firefighters mopping up 20-acre wildfire behind Skinny Dick’s bar on Parks Highway; work wrapping up on other Fairbanks fires

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 21, 2021

  

  Firefighters are mopping up a 20-acre wildfire approximately 2 miles north of the Parks Highway near Mile 325 after a quick and aggressive aerial attack Sunday helped keep the fire in check until firefighters on the ground could be mobilized…. Read More ›

• Haystack Fire Operational Update for Monday, June 21, 2021

  By Haystack Fire Information on June 21, 2021

  Start Date: 06/14/2021   Location: 18 miles N of Fairbanks, AK Cause: Lightning   Fire Size: 927 acres Containment: 31%   Total Personnel: 252 Public Information: (907) 931- 8113        Email: 2021.Haystack@firenet.gov http://www.akfireinfo.com ♦inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7548 ♦ http://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry #2021AlaskaFireSeason  #FireYear2021

• Rain continues to reduce fire activity on the Haystack Fire

  By Haystack Fire Information on June 21, 2021

  (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Incident Commander, Ed Sanford, will hold a community meeting outdoors at the Haystack Mountain Laundry and Showers (5001 Haystack Drive) at 7:00pm on Tuesday, June 22. The intent of the meeting is to present information about operations… Read More ›

• With Loon Lake Fire now 100% contained, what is next for the Kenai?

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 21, 2021

  

  With 100% containment of the Loon Lake Fire this weekend, the question lingers as to what is next for the Kenail this summer? Jeff Bouschor, Fire Management Officer for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, thanks the public and has this… Read More ›

• Activity slows on pair of fires in northeastern Alaska as BLM AFS keeps an eye out for new lightning-caused ignitions

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 20, 2021

  Work is wrapping up on two fires in northeastern Alaska as BLM Alaska Fire Service keeps an eye out for new starts from lightning that have dotted the warmest and driest part of the state in the past few days. BLM AFS personnel will continue flying detection flights over areas that experienced lightning. Update on Little Albert Creek Fire; Olsons Lake Fire and Preacher Creek Fire burning in the Upper Yukon Fire Management Zone.

• Weather helps firefighters, subdues activity on fires near Manley, Tolovana hot springs

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 20, 2021

  Moderated weather conditions have allowed firefighters to advance efforts on fires burning near the Tolovana Hot Springs and south of Manley Hot Springs. As eight smokejumpers continue to mop up the Washington Creek Fire (#231) about 1 1/2 miles south of the Tolovana Hot Springs, other firefighters are building fire breaks around sites within striking distance of the <Dry Creek Fire (#195) burning south of Manley. Higher humidity levels and even a little bit of rain has kept fire activity in check on the Dry Creek Fire and has helped efforts on the Washington Creek Fire. Smokejumpers plan to finish work and demobilize from the 2-acre Washington Creek Fire around midweek.

• State forestry attacking wildfire 2 miles north of Parks Highway near Mile 325

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 20, 2021

  

  Here are two pictures showing fire behavior before and after water and retardant drops on the 20-acre Straight Creek Fire that was reported just after 3 p.m. Sunday, June 20, 2021 approximately 2 miles north of the Parks Highway near… Read More ›

• Firefighters, aircraft make quick work of fires in Western Alaska

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 20, 2021

  Smokejumpers and aircraft quickly subdued a pair of lightning-caused tundra fires in western Alaska Saturday evening. The Goblet Creek Fire (#241) was reported burning about 10 miles southwest of Grayling and the Little Noatak Slough Fire (#240) was reported burning north… Read More ›

• Containment now at 70% on 6-acre George Lake Fire southeast of Delta Junction

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 20, 2021

  Containment on the George Lake Fire burning approximately 40 miles southeast of Delta Junction increased to 70 percent on Saturday and the hotshot crew working the 6-acre fire estimates full containment in the next two days. The lightning-caused fire, which… Read More ›

• HaystackFire Operational Update for Sunday, June 20,2021

  By Haystack Fire Information on June 20, 2021

  

  Start Date: 06/14/2021 Location: 18 miles N of Fairbanks, AK  Cause: Lightning Fire Size: 927 acres  Containment: 30% Total Personnel: 249  Public Information: (907) 931- 8113  Email: 2021.Haystack@firenet.gov  http://www.akfireinfo.com ♦inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7548 ♦&nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry&nbsp;

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