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• Management of Isom Creek Fire downsizing Saturday

  By 2020IsomCreekFire on June 25, 2020

  (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Fire management on the Isom Creek Fire is scheduled to downsize on Saturday morning because rain, high humidity and cloud cover over the past week have calmed fire activity and allowed firefighters to make significant headway towards… Read More ›

• Supression repair underway on Isom Creek fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 24, 2020

  

  Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,180 acresContainment: 69%Total Personnel: 151 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Activity continues to ramp down on the Isom Creek Fire with some firefighters taking care of one of the remaining pockets of heat within the fire… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers working on lightning-caused fires north of Galena, Venetie

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 23, 2020

  Twelve smokejumpers and two water-scoopers were dispatched to take care of two lightning-caused fires Monday – one burning 25 miles north of Galena and the other 11 miles northwest of Venetie.

• Hot spots located, monitored on Isom Creek Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 23, 2020

  

  An infrared (IR) detection flight this morning showed two pockets of heat on the uncontained east side of the Isom Creek Fire. Due to the steep hillsides and the amount of blown down and jack-strawed trees, fire managers will determine if firefighters can safely attack these interior pockets of heat or if they will be monitored. IR flights will continue this week. The fire is 69% contained.

• State forestry seeks public’s help naming new fire prevention moose

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 23, 2020

  Every Alaskan has a stake in smart wildland fire prevention and management, so the Division of Forestry is holding a contest to give every Alaskan the chance to name its new “Take Time To LEARN Before You Burn” moose. What… Read More ›

• Any Creek Fire north of Fairbanks 100% contained but much work remains

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 22, 2020

  Continued cool, wet weather has allowed firefighters to fully contain the 44-acre Any Creek Fire (#236) located about 10 miles north of Fairbanks near Old Murphy Dome Road. After a third straight day of rain and cool temperatures, fire managers… Read More ›

• Isom Creek Fire response downsized

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 22, 2020

  Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AK, near Dalton Highway and Yukon RiverCause: LightningFire Size: 12,180 acresContainment: 69%Total Personnel: 249 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Work continues even as management of the Isom Creek Fire downsized from the Alaska… Read More ›

• Certified Wildlife K-9 Karelian bear dogs used for first time on an Alaskan wildland fire

  By 2020IsomCreekFire on June 21, 2020

  The presence of bears near a wildland fire in Alaska is nothing new to the firefighting community, but the use of professionally trained Karelian bear dogs was a first, nationwide, on the Isom Creek Fire (#187), located south of the… Read More ›

• With little rain in sight, work continues on Yukon Flats fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 21, 2020

  

  Firefighters continue to make progress and get close to containment of three staffed fires in the Yukon Flats. This will be the last update on these fires unless conditions significantly change.

• Solstice fog on Isom Creek Fire

  By 2020IsomCreekFire on June 21, 2020

  Update 2:00PM Original Post 11:00am: Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,180 acresContainment: 69%Total Personnel: 249 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Incident command for the Isom Creek Fire #187 will transfer to a local Type 3… Read More ›

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