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• Smokejumpers, Aircraft Working to Contain New Fires Near St. Michael, Kotlik

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 17, 2020

  

  (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Smokejumpers, aided by aircraft, are working to contain three new lightning-caused fires near St. Michael and Kotlik. These fires were located by BLM Alaska Fire Service personnel using satellite imagery and reconnaissance flights Tuesday. The weather is… Read More ›

• Isom Creek Fire uses minimum impact suppression tactics in refuge

  By 2020IsomCreekFire on June 17, 2020

  

  Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,024 acresContainment: 44%Total Personnel: 336 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Firefighters continue to gain ground, closing the gap in the western containment line and constructing line on other parts of… Read More ›

• Alatna River Fire near Allakaket shows little heat

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 16, 2020

  

  (Fairbanks, Alaska) – A lightning-caused fire burning near Native allotments about eight miles northwest of Allakaket was attacked by smokejumpers Monday evening. A resident of the village witnessed the lightning strike, saw smoke afterwards and reported the fire. The Alatna… Read More ›

• Firefighters wrapping up work on five small wildfires in Little Chena Valley

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 16, 2020

  More than a dozen firefighters continued work Monday and Tuesday suppressing and monitoring a cluster of five small wildfires that were started by lightning over the weekend in the Little Chena Valley north of Chena Hot Springs Road east of… Read More ›

• Firefighters extinguish first holdover from Swan Lake Fire on Kenai Peninsula

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 16, 2020

  The first holdover fire from the 2019 Swan Lake Fire was reported on Tuesday along the Sterling Highway east of Soldotna. Multiple passing motorists reported smoke visible from the north side of the highway near milepost 66.5 at around 10:40… Read More ›

• Rain helps fire crews make progress on northern Interior fires

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 16, 2020

  

  (Fairbanks, Alaska) – Scattered showers and high relative humidity has slowed activity on several fires in northeastern Alaska but conditions remain primed for ignition in the Yukon Flats where high temperatures and dry fuels continue. Two fires ignited Monday, and… Read More ›

• Winds stir up Any Creek Fire but containment lines hold; firefighters making headway

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 16, 2020

  Firefighters continue to make good progress containing the Any Creek Fire (#236) located about 10 miles north of Fairbanks near Old Murphy Dome Road. The fire, located about 7 miles west of Elliott Highway and ¾ of a mile north… Read More ›

• Karelian bear dogs and weather aid crews on Isom Creek Fire

  By 2020IsomCreekFire on June 16, 2020

  Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,024 acresContainment: 44% Total Personnel: 356 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Firefighters continue to make good progress to suppress the Isom Creek Fire (#187) aided by relatively cool temperatures, high humidity,… Read More ›

• Porcupine Fire Grows as Yukon Flats sees more lightning-caused starts

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 15, 2020

  

  (Fairbanks, Alaska) – Hot and dry weather lingers in the Yukon Flats, keeping it primed for new lightning-induced fires and high fire activity. Lightning sparked 16 new wildfires in the state, six of them in northeastern Alaska. Despite the lightning… Read More ›

• Any Creek Fire north of Fairbanks still at 50 acres; containment at 15%

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 15, 2020

  The 50-acre Any Creek Fire (#236) burning about 10 miles north of Fairbanks showed minimal movement most of Sunday due to light rain on portions of the fire. The cooler, damper weather allowed firefighters to get hose lines completely around the… Read More ›

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