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• Shovel Creek Fire July 24 8am Update: Teams Transition as Fire Intensity Decreases

  By 2019shovelcreekfirepio on July 24, 2019

  Watch videos and fire footage at the Shovel Creek Fire YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M Current Statistics: Size: 21,309 acres      Containment: 54%       Personnel: 366    Start Date: June 21, 2019       Cause: Lightning The Northern Rockies Incident Management Team will officially be transitioning to Brabender’s… Read More ›

• Southwest Alaska Area Fire Update – July 23

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 23, 2019

  Southwest Alaska Area firefighters are taking action to protect several Native Alaskan Allotments threatened by area fires. Allotments are parcels of land up to 160 acres in size, designated for fire protection. Sixty-one fires are active across the area, and… Read More ›

• Nearly 60 firefighters attacking wildfire on Teklanika River southwest of Fairbanks

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 23, 2019

  The Fairbanks Area Forestry office mobilized approximately 40 additional firefighters on Tuesday to assist in attacking a wildfire burning along the Teklanika River southwest of Fairbanks. The Teklanika Fire (#651) is located on the east bank of the Teklanika River… Read More ›

• Aerial firing started in the Cornucopia Complex

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 23, 2019

  The National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) Operations Section Chief Russ Long says aerial firing was started and then postponed earlier today on the west side of the Hadweenzic River Fire (#337), but began again about 5:00 pm as weather conditions… Read More ›

• Control line on Rainbow 2 Fire closest to Richardson Clearwater cabins still holding

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 23, 2019

  

  Despite increased burning on parts of the Rainbow 2 Fire northwest of Delta Junction on Monday, containment lines on the north end of the fire protecting cabins in the Richardson Clearwater community continued to hold. Hotter, drier weather accompanied by… Read More ›

• All Evacuation Notices Lifted for Shovel Creek Fire Area

  By 2019shovelcreekfirepio on July 23, 2019

  

  The Fairbanks North Star Borough has lifted the Level 1 (Ready) evacuation notices for MARTIN, PERFECT PERCH, and MCCLOUD Subdivisions. There are NO evacuation notices in place for the Shovel Creek Fire area at this time. Call (907-347-6801) if you… Read More ›

• Smoke outlook for 7/23 – 7/24: unhealthy air in some areas as smoke returns across Alaska

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 23, 2019

  Heavier smoke returns to the Upper Yukon Valley and will primarily be moving south and west today, both from the large complex fires, as well as from the fires closer to Fairbanks and Denali. Some local areas will experience unhealthy… Read More ›

• Tanana Zone fires see little growth; crews make progress on lines

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 23, 2019

  Crews working across the Tanana 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 Creek Fire (#619) – 45 acres, 36 personnel, started… Read More ›

• Galena Zone: Firefighters prepare for firing operations on fire east of Kobuk

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 23, 2019

  

  Firefighters built fuelbreaks with hose lays around structures and native allotments in preparation for  burning operations on the Mauneluk River Fire (#535). With fireline securing the north and south sides, the burnout is planned to hold the fire in place…. Read More ›

• Structures Protected on Chetaslina Fire; Rain on the Way

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 23, 2019

  COPPER CENTER, AK – Point protection operations on the Tenas Jack, Kuntson and Copper/Cheschina cabins and at Dadina Lake near the Chetaslina Fire (#606) are complete. Firefighters returned to the Valdez-Copper River Area Division of Forestry helibase after plumbing the… Read More ›

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