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• State forestry attacking small wildfire 25 miles up the Salcha River

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 9, 2021

  UPDATE 9:30 p.m. Here’s an aerial picture of the Salcha River Fire (#169) that was reported just before 2:30 p.m. today. The latest estimate remains at 7 acres and fire spread was greatly diminished following an aggressive aerial assault with… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers respond to two fires in White Mountains National Recreational Area

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 8, 2021

  Update at 4:30 p.m.: The #MooseCreekFire (#162) has burned an estimated 61 acres and the nearby fire has a number and name. The #ZyryankaFire (#166) has burned an estimated 33 acres. Original information: BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers responding to… Read More ›

• Smoke visible from remote fire burning north of Dalton Highway Yukon River crossing

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 7, 2021

  Dalton Highway motorists driving north of the Yukon River bridge crossing may see smoke from a lightning-caused fire burning 12 miles west of Milepost 83. The Doll Fire (#154) is burning in grass and tundra with nearby patches of snow… Read More ›

• Warm, dry weather and lightning produce uptick in wildfire activity in Southcentral Alaska

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 7, 2021

  Warm, dry conditions and lightning resulted in a spike in wildfire activity in Southcentral Alaska over the weekend. There were five new fires reported in the Mat-Su protection area, including three that were attributed to lightning. Prior to those lightning… Read More ›

• Two wildfires near villages in Southwest Alaska declared fully contained

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 29, 2021

  Two human-caused wildfires that ignited near villages in rural Southwest Alaska earlier this week are now 100 percent contained and firefighters will spend another day mopping up before demobilizing. The Pilot Point Fire (#104) near the village of Pilot Point… Read More ›

• Firefighters almost done mopping up two wildfires near Southwest Alaska villages of Pilot Point and Akiachak

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 28, 2021

  Firefighters are wrapping up work on two human-caused wildfires smoldering in rural Southwest Alaska, one near the village of Pilot Point on the Alaska Peninsula and one near the village of Akiachak on the Kuskokwim River The Pilot Point Fire… Read More ›

• Firefighters gain ground containing two wildfires burning near Southwest Alaska villages

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 27, 2021

  Firefighters are making good progress in containing two human-caused fires burning in Southwest Alaska, one near the village of Pilot Point on the Alaska Peninsula and one near the village of Akiachak on the Kuskokwim River. The Kiktak Island Fire… Read More ›

• Firefighters continue work to contain Southwest Alaska wildfires near Pilot Point and Akiachak

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 26, 2021

  Firefighters continue working to stamp out two human-caused wildfires burning in southwest Alaska, one near the coastal village of Pilot Point on the Alaska Peninsula and one near the village of Akiachak along the Kuskokwim River. Twelve smokejumpers from the… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers deployed to wildfire threatening fish camp, allotments on Kuskokwim River near Akiachak

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 25, 2021

  The Alaska Division of Forestry deployed 12 smokejumpers on an estimated 100-acre wildfire burning near the village of Akiachak in southwest Alaska Tuesday afternoon to protect a fish camp and Native allotments surrounding the fire. The smokejumpers, from the BLM… Read More ›

• Wildfire near Pilot Point on Alaska Peninsula grows to 500 acres but no longer a threat to village

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 25, 2021

  

  A wildfire that ignited as a result of an escaped dump fire near the village of Pilot Point on the Alaska Peninsula is now estimated to be at least 500 acres but all immediate threats to the village have been… Read More ›

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