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• Alaska’s fire season shaping up to be a low year

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 9, 2020

  Alaska is now past its historical peak of the wildland fire season and current and forecasted conditions are pointing to a below-normal fire season for the state, according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center’s Predictive Services desk.

• Smokejumpers quickly take care of new fire near Fort Yukon

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 9, 2020

  

  Smoke from the Sheenjek River Fire blanketed Fort Yukon Wednesday night. All three staffed fires in Alaska are located within the Yukon Flats. Click on link to learn more.

• Midnight Sun Hotshots mobilizing for fire north of Fort Yukon

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 8, 2020

  The BLM Alaska Fire Service Midnight Sun Hotshots are mobilizing to protect a Native allotment from the Sheenjek Fire (#296) burning about 46 miles north of Fort Yukon. While other fires throughout Alaska remain dormant, the Sheenjek Fire recently came to life and grew substantially over the past few days, causing smoke to drift into Venetie about 37 miles to the west.

• Rain allows cautious, permitted burning to resume on Kenai Peninsula

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 7, 2020

  Moderating weather and increased precipitation on the Kenai Peninsula have prompted the Alaska Division of Forestry to lift the two-month long burn permit suspension as of 8 a.m. today, opening the way for cautious, permitted burning. Concerns that the COVID-19… Read More ›

• Mat-Su firefighters quickly douse wildfire started by fireworks near Wasilla

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 4, 2020

  

  Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and Central Mat-Su Fire Department quickly snuffed out a small brush fire started by fireworks on Friday night near Wasilla. The one-half acre fire, off Lucy Creek Circle, was reported at approximately 9… Read More ›

• Remain vigilant to prevent wildfires this Fourth of July weekend

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 1, 2020

  Despite above-average rainfall in June that tempered wildfire activity across much of Alaska the last two weeks, state wildland fire managers are urging the public to use caution with any activity that could spark a wildfire over Independence Day weekend…. Read More ›

• Mushroom pickers discover hot spot from last summer’s Shovel Creek Fire

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 26, 2020

  Mushroom pickers on Thursday discovered a small hot spot that overwintered from last summer’s Shovel Creek Fire northwest of Fairbanks. The mushroom pickers notified the Alaska Division of Forestry at 3:30 p.m. and flagged a trail to the hot spot… Read More ›

• Like Interior rivers, state forestry firefighters rise to the occasion to help fill sandbags for City of Nenana

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 26, 2020

  While heavy rain last week brought a temporary halt to the wildfire season throughout much of the Interior, it caused rivers to rise dramatically and prompted flood warnings from the National Weather Service in many areas, including Nenana, where the… Read More ›

• Firefighters respond to second Swan Lake Fire holdover near Sterling Highway

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 26, 2020

  Firefighters on the Kenai Peninsula are mopping up a second holdover fire from last summer’s Swan Lake Fire that was reported Thursday afternoon by multiple motorists on the Sterling Highway. The Swan Lake Overwinter #2 Fire is estimated at 7.2… Read More ›

• Isom Creek Fire management to transition to Type 4 Saturday morning

  By 2020IsomCreekFire on June 26, 2020

  

  (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Fire activity continued its downward trend Thursday with a smaller organization taking over the management of the Isom Creek Fire tomorrow morning. Unless conditions change and fire activity significantly increases, this will be the last update for this… Read More ›

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