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• Smoke Outlook: 7/28-7/29: Expect haze in Denali National Park, Mat-Su and Susitna Valleys

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 28, 2019

  While fire activity remains minimal due to rains and higher relative humidity across the state, lightning from widespread thunderstorms could result in new fires in the Upper Yukon Valley due to drought conditions that persist there. Overnight haze will occur… Read More ›

• Video Update: Continued Hot and Dry Weather Patterns in the Yukon Flats Contribute to the 496,276 Acre Chalkyitsik Complex

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 28, 2019

  Northeast Alaska needs rain. Inches and inches of rain to soak into the extremely dry tundra where surface water lakes have dried up and river levels are low due to the lack of rainfall during the 2019 summer. Over 2,200,000… Read More ›

• Southwest Alaska Area Fire Information Update – July 27

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 27, 2019

  Scattered showers across Southwest Alaska are expected to continue into next week, bringing much needed rain to many area fires. Drought codes remain high across Alaska’s interior, making mop-up time-consuming even under rainy skies. Five fires are being staffed to… Read More ›

• Fire Facts: What is a sling load?

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 27, 2019

  Alaska is a large state covering more than 663,000-square miles. Much of the state has limited access due to a lack of maintained roads and vast areas of wilderness. Helicopters are one of the primary options to assist firefighters responding… Read More ›

• Fairbanks Area Wildfire Update July 27: Rain helps calm fires

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 27, 2019

  

  Firefighters working to contain several wildfires in the Fairbanks Area got a helping hand from Mother Nature on Friday in the form of much-needed, widespread rain that helped subdue fire behavior. While the rain that fell overnight Thursday and much… Read More ›

• Rain prevents growth on Rainbow 2 Fire northwest of Delta Junction

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 27, 2019

  Widespread rain helped prevent any significant growth Friday on the 18,750-acre Rainbow 2 Fire burning northwest of Delta Junction. While the rain helped moderate fire activity, it also hampered both aviation operations and crew effectiveness because of the cloudy, wet… Read More ›

• Rain helps firefighters working to contain Rainy Pass Fire

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 27, 2019

  Firefighters on Saturday were continuing work to contain a remote wildfire northwest of Anchorage that is burning a mile from a historic hunting lodge that also serves as a checkpoint on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Approximately 41 firefighters… Read More ›

• Chetaslina and Long Fire Update: Rain and Cloud Cover Continue to Dampen Monitored Fires

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 27, 2019

  

  COPPER CENTER, AK – The monitored fires in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve continue to burn in the duff soil layer of the forest floor. Duff is a soil type made of dead plant material including conifer needles, moss,… Read More ›

• Chalkyitsik Complex: Small Timber Lake Fire #687 – 34 acres

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 27, 2019

  Friday was the fourth consecutive day of new fire starts within the planning area. Small Timber Lake Fire #687 started yesterday from lightening 2.5 miles northeast of Chalkyitsik in the oxbows of the Draanjik River and quickly grew to 34… Read More ›

• Tanana Zone crews continue momentum to secure fire perimeters

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 27, 2019

  Crews working across the Tanana Zone are making steady progress to secure fire lines with the added help of recent precipitation. Little Creek Fire (#616) – 125 acres, 78 personnel, started on July 18 The Little Creek Fire has received… Read More ›

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