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• Swan Lake Fire Operations Briefing July 23, 2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 23, 2019

  

• Shovel Creek Fire July 23 8am Update: Active Fire Interior to Perimeter as Repair and Mop-up Progresses

  By 2019shovelcreekfirepio on July 23, 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: 384    Start Date: June 21, 2019       Cause: Lightning Improvements to the fire area progressed yesterday as Northern Rockies Incident Management… Read More ›

• Live-Chetaslina and Long Fire Community Meeting, Kenny Lake, AK

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 22, 2019

  

  Live – Chetaslina and Long Fire Community meeting hosted by Valdez-Copper River Area Forestry and the National Park at the Kenny Lake Community Hill in Kenny Lake, AK. (At the fairgrounds) Chetaslina and Long Fire Fire Information: 907-987-4049Email: vcrafireinfo@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Copper-River-Firewise-380614802067468/Web: www.akfireinfo.com

• Southwest Alaska Area Fire Information Update – July 22

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 22, 2019

  Southwest Area Fire Managers are seeking opportunities to protect Native Alaskan allotments threatened by one or more of the 64 active fires in Southwest Alaska. There are currently 120 firefighters assigned to four fires. Crews and support staff finishing their… Read More ›

• Crews Pile and Backhaul Miles of Hose on the Swan Lake Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 22, 2019

  

  Visit the Swan Lake Fire Inciweb page for more information; https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6387/

• Smoke Outlook for 7/22 – 7/23: Warmer temperatures return, heavy smoke in Upper Yukon zone

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 22, 2019

  A high pressure system is returning to Alaska, bringing warmer temperatures back to fire areas and an increase in fire activity. Fuels in Alaska especially dry in the Upper Yukon Valley where numerous fires are burning, with heavy smoke being… Read More ›

• Steady progress continues for firefighters assigned to the Tanana Zone

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 22, 2019

  There are currently 32 active fires in the Tanana Zone. A Distributed Real-Time Infrared (DRTI) flight confirmed a new spot fire based on previous smoke reports. The Warm Springs Fire is located south of the Boney Creek Fire and currently… Read More ›

• Point Protection Begins on the Chetaslina Fire

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 22, 2019

  

  COPPER CENTER, AK – Point protection operations on structures near the Chetaslina Fire continue today. Firefighters are positioned at the Tenas Jack, Kuntson and Copper/Cheshnina cabins and at Dadina Lake. Firefighters are working to install hose lay and sprinkler systems… Read More ›

• Two Local Fire Support Staff Involved in Multi-Vehicle Collision

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 22, 2019

  COPPER CENTER, AK – At approximately 11:50 am on July 21, two public information officers, one from U.S. Forest Service, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest and one from National Park Service, Wrangell-St.Elias National Park and Preserve were involved in a… Read More ›

• Cornucopia Complex formed to manage 10 fires in Upper Yukon Zone

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 22, 2019

  

  The Portland National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) has assumed management of ten active fires in the Upper Yukon Zone. The Hadweenzic River Fire (#337), Tony Slough Fire (#493), Chandalar River Fire (#349) and East Fork Chandalar Fire (#572) are staffed… Read More ›

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