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• Kenai National Wildlife Refuge – Re-opens some recreational areas.

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 1, 2019

  Due to minimal fire activity on the Swan Lake Fire, the majority of firefighters that were camped at these facilities are no longer utilizing them. For that reason, the refuge has re-opened most of the recreation areas affected by the… Read More ›

• Upper Yukon Zone: Allotment protection and initial attack continue

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 1, 2019

  

  “Alaska is a big state, there are 20 minute fuels here,” Jake Livingston, Upper Yukon Zone acting Fire Management Officer said. Precipitation is forecasted for the Interior of the state, but there are areas that are very dry and may… Read More ›

• Chalkyitsik Complex: August 1st Operations video update

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 1, 2019

  

  Watch this thorough 4 minute video update by Operations Chief and Tanana Chiefs Conference Fire Management Specialist Clinton Northway. This morning Cinton stated, “The Yukon Flats area has received no measurable rain and fire fuels are still at record highs… Read More ›

• Chalkyitsik Complex: securing the half million-acre fire complex above the Arctic Circle

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 1, 2019

  Tractor Trail 2 – #348, Frozen Calf Fire – #367, Bearnose Hill Fire – #407, Tettjajik Creek #424, Small Timber Lake Fire – #687 Firefighters continue Thursday mopping up the Chalkyitsik Complex, a 500,686 acre fire complex above the Arctic… Read More ›

• Fires still active in Tanana Zone, public meeting today

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 1, 2019

  Despite rain received in other parts of the central Interior, the two remaining staffed wildfires in the Tanana Zone received minimal or no precipitation, and both continue to burn. Smokejumpers continue point protection around structures on the Lloyd Mountain Fire… Read More ›

• CORNUCOPIA COMPLEX -Update for August 1, 2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 1, 2019

  Backhaul has begun in earnest on the Cornucopia Complex. Firefighters are working to pack up equipment like hose, fittings, sprinklers and pumps, as well as miscellaneous items like trash and food boxes, and get it all sent back to Fairbanks… Read More ›

• Smoke Outlook 8/1-2: Generally improving conditions statewide, but Yukon Valley remains smoky

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 1, 2019

  

  An increase in precipitation across west central Alaska and the Tanana Valley will reduce smoke impacts in many areas; however, the Upper Yukon Valley continues to be relatively dry, and westerly winds will bring in smoke from other areas. Smoke… Read More ›

• Southwest Alaska Area Fire Update – Wednesday July 31, 2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 31, 2019

  Firefighters and equipment in the Southwest Area of Division of Forestry are in the demobilization process due to operational objectives being completed and current weather conditions. Fire personnel will continue to monitor fires and will conduct reconnaissance flights to monitor… Read More ›

• Shovel Creek Fire still putting up occasional smoke as firefighters continue patrols

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 31, 2019

  

  More than 20 firefighters are continuing to mop up and patrol the Shovel Creek Fire (#319). The 22,453-acre wildfire near Murphy Dome about 20 miles northwest of Fairbanks is 55 percent contained. The fire was started by lightning on June… Read More ›

• BLM rescinds campfire restrictions for Southcentral and Interior Alaska

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 31, 2019

  

  ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lifted its campfire ban yesterday on all Southcentral and Interior Alaska BLM-managed public lands in response to recent rain and cooler temperatures that significantly reduce the risk of wildfires. A fire prevention order banning all open fires… Read More ›

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