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• 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 ›

• No new fires started, rain helps firefighters in northeastern Interior Alaska

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 20, 2020

  

  (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Rain helped cool all four staffed fires in northeastern Interior (including the Isom Creek Fire (#187) burning near the Dalton Highway Yukon River Crossing) helping firefighters make progress toward containment. No new fires were sparked yesterday in… Read More ›

• Rain and toil put containment on Any Creek Fire north of Fairbanks at 70%

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 20, 2020

  

  After a day of soaking rain and gritty work by firefighters, the 44-acre Any Creek Fire (#236) north of Fairbanks near Old Murphy Dome Road is now 70% contained. With more wet weather in the forecast, fire managers with the… Read More ›

• Isom Creek Fire begins transition to Type 3 team

  By 2020IsomCreekFire on June 20, 2020

  Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,179 acresContainment: 67%Total Personnel: 282  (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Wet conditions persist, limiting activity on the Isom Creek Fire #187. Hotshots and hand crews are ready to conduct burnout… Read More ›

• Rain, hard work help boost containment to 35% on Any Creek Fire north of Fairbanks

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 19, 2020

  With assistance from Mother Nature and a lot of hard work by firefighters, containment on the Any Creek Fire (#236) was bumped up to 35% as of Friday morning and that number should continue to climb in the next few… Read More ›

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