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• Weather hinders efforts to get firefighters on ground at Rainy Pass Fire

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 24, 2019

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry is trying to mobilize more firefighters to help 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… Read More ›

• Southwest Alaska Area Fire Information Update – July 24

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 24, 2019

  Thunderstorms unleashed 10,000 lightning strikes on Alaska’s interior Tuesday, starting six new fires in the Southwest Area. Wetting rains slowed fire activity on several incidents, while other fires received little to no rain. Cool wet weather is forecast to persist… Read More ›

• Wildfire near Rainy Pass prompts evacuation of remote lodge along Iditarod Trail

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 24, 2019

  

  A remote wildfire northwest of Anchorage late Tuesday night prompted the evacuation of more than two dozen people from a historic hunting lodge that also serves as a checkpoint on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The Rainy Pass Fire… Read More ›

• Chalkyitsik Complex Fire Update

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 24, 2019

  

  Chalkyitsik Complex – #466 (Tractor Trail 2 –#348, Frozen Calf Fire –#367, Bearnose Hill Fire –#407, and Tettjajik Creek #424) – 482,192 acres– 281personnel are assigned to the complex Dense smoke settled over the Upper Yukon Flats Tuesday as light and variable winds did little… Read More ›

• Cornucopia Complex Fire Update

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 24, 2019

  

  All of the fires in the Cornucopia Complex were active yesterday but no significant movement was seen. Nearly all air operations were shut down because smoke made flying unsafe. Acreage on the fires listed below has not changed as the… Read More ›

• Fire growth and activity continues throughout the Tanana Zone

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 24, 2019

  Fire growth and activity has increased within the Tanana Zone. Crews working across the zone are making steady progress to secure fire lines. Allotment and structure protection remains a primary objective for fire managers and crews on the ground.  Boney… Read More ›

• Smoke Outlook 7/24-7/25: Rain moving northward is helping disperse smoke

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 24, 2019

  Widespread rain in southern Alaska brought relief from smoky conditions and is moving northward. With the rainfall, the smoke is dispersing to the north, but smoke will settle in again overnight across northern Alaska. By tomorrow, smoke in the north… Read More ›

• Monitoring Monday’s Burnout – Hess Creek Fire Update 7/24/19

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 24, 2019

  On Monday firefighters conducted a burnout operation on the southeast corner of the #HessCreekFire along the Elliott Highway between mile markers 61 and 65 to remove fuel between the fire’s edge and the highway. This operation was done under favorable… Read More ›

• Rain Quiets Fires, Temporarily

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 24, 2019

  COPPER CENTER, AK – Both the Chetaslina (#606) and Long (#484) fires received precipitation over the night moderating fire behavior. More rain is forecast for Thursday, but it will likely not be enough precipitation to put out the fires. The… Read More ›

• Significant Rain Falls on Swan Lake Fire

  By 2019swanlakefireinfo on July 24, 2019

  

  PUBLIC MEETING THURSDAY, 6 PM COOPER LANDING SCHOOL – 19030 BEAN CREEK ROAD Daily Update for July 24 YESTERDAY: Fire crews continued to monitor the Mystery Creek drainage area by air.  Smoke was visible from unburned pockets of fuel in… Read More ›

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