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• Rain helps subdue About Mountain Fire near McGrath as firefighters complete structure protection on cabins north of fire

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 18, 2021

  Firefighters have finished protection work on more than a dozen cabins and outbuildings in the path of the nearly 2,100-acre About Mountain Fire burning along the Kuskokwim River about 6 miles south of McGrath, while also working to build containment… Read More ›

• Haystack Fire Operational Update, Friday, June 18th 2021

  By Haystack Fire Information on June 18, 2021

  

  Alaska Team’s Operations Planning Section Chief, Jason Devcich with todays Operational Update for the #HaystackFire Fire Size: 897 acres Containment: 30% Total Personnel: 136 Start Date: 06/14/2021 Cause: Lightning Location: 18 miles N of Fairbanks, AK Public Information: (907) 356- 5511      Email: 2021.Haystack@firenet.gov inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7548 ♦http://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry

• Fires south of Manley Hot Springs merge

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 18, 2021

  The Dry Creek Fire and Zitziana River Fire burning south of Manley Hot Springs merged on Thursday and have burned an estimated 7,200 total acres. The fire is now considered the Dry Creek Fire (#195).

• Firefighters, aircraft attacking wildfire less than 1 mile from George Lake southeast of Delta Junction

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 18, 2021

  Eight BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers and Helitack firefighters from Tok and Delta worked late into the night Thursday trying to corral a 20-acre, lightning-caused fire that ignited late in the afternoon less than 1 mile from George Lake about… Read More ›

• Loon Lake Fire update from IC Torrey Short: 100% containment estimated for this weekend

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 18, 2021

  

  Update from Type 3 Incident Commander Torrey Short with the news that 100% containment is estimated for sometime this weekend. Current Containment: 80% Acres: 102 Personnel: 59 Weather: cloudy and cooler today The UAF Wildland Fire Crew Nanooks Wildland Fire… Read More ›

• Weather moderates behavior of Haystack Fire as crews from the Lower 48 arrive

  By Haystack Fire Information on June 18, 2021

  Alaska Division of Forestry initial attack firefighters constructed containment line to reach around 30 percent of the Haystack Fire (#196) before transferring command to the Alaska Incident Management Team early this morning. Since responding on Tuesday, forestry crews along with… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers, hotshots and aircraft work on wildfire near Central

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 17, 2021

  The combination of moderated weather, marshy terrain and work from eight smokejumpers and water-dropping aircraft Thursday helped subdue the Little Albert Creek Fire (#206) burning five miles west of Central. The fire was estimated at 350 acres and burning mostly in tussock tundra and brush.

• Walk a part of the Loon Lake Fire and see what fireline and hose lays look like up close

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 17, 2021

  

  Take a closer look at how fireline and hose lays look once constructed and completed. This field report from Tuesday brings you right to the Loon Lake Fire 10 miles northeast of Sterling, Alaska. Containment of this 102 acre fire… Read More ›

• More firefighters to help with fires south of Manley

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 17, 2021

  More firefighters are slated to arrive in Manley Hot Springs today to start working on the pair of lightning-caused fires burning about a quarter mile apart south of the Tanana River. One of the five firefighting hand crews arriving in… Read More ›

• Haystack Fire grows to estimated 800 acres but containment reported at 40% as Alaska IMT prepares to take command

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 17, 2021

  Hard work by firefighters and a small army of bulldozer operators has helped bring the Haystack Fire to 40% containment, and that was before the fire received rain on Thursday morning.    Fire managers report the fire burning about 20… Read More ›

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