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• Shovel Creek Fire July 20, 2019: Briefing Highlights from the Front Row

  By 2019shovelcreekfirepio on July 20, 2019

  If you prefer you can watch this video on  YouTube. To watch fireline and aerial footage of the fire subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M Size: 21,309 acres      Containment: 50%       Personnel: 506       Start Date: June 21, 2019       Cause: Lightning Crews made significant… Read More ›

• Chalkyitsik Complex: Lower temps, higher winds predicted for weekend

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 20, 2019

  Chalkyitsik Complex #466 (Tractor Trail 2 – #348, Frozen Calf Fire – #367, Bearnose Hill Fire – #407, and Tettjajik Creek #424) – 357,175 acres – 235 personnel are assigned to the complex Temperatures cooled slightly across the Upper Yukon… Read More ›

• Minimal Fire Behavior and Minor Smoke – Hess Creek Fire Update 7/20/19

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 20, 2019

  

  Crews observed minimal fire behavior today with only minor smoke drifting up from the interior. Thick cloud cover and high relative humidity prevented an increase in fire activity. As of today, the Hess Creek Fire has burned just over 271… Read More ›

• Shovel Creek Fire July 20 8am Update: Slow and Steady, Safe and Sure, Crews continue progress

  By 2019shovelcreekfirepio on July 20, 2019

  Watch videos and fire footage at the Shovel Creek Fire YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M Current Statistics: Size: 21,309 acres      Containment: 50%       Personnel: 506    Start Date: June 21, 2019       Cause: Lightning Crews made significant progress on containment lines yesterday. The western, southern and… Read More ›

• July 19 Shovel Creek Fire: How Outflow Boundary Winds Affect Firefighting Efforts

  By 2019shovelcreekfirepio on July 19, 2019

  If you prefer to watch on YouTube click here: Subscribe to the Shovel Creek Fire Videos Channel For Insider Aerial and Fireline Videos – Channel https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M #ShovelCreekFire Incident Meteorologist Mike Ottenweiler shares animation showing how storms can cause sudden wind shifts on the… Read More ›

• Alaska Interagency Coordination Center experiencing technical difficulties

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 19, 2019

  As you may have noticed if you tried to log on to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center or BLM Alaska Fire Service websites today, we are experiencing technical difficulties preventing access to either site. As a result, the Alaska Interagency… Read More ›

• What’s the difference between a state burn suspension and closure?

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 19, 2019

  

  Understandably, there seems to be some confusion amongst the public regarding the campfire closure that was recently issued – and has since been rescinded – by the Alaska Division of Forestry and how that relates to burn suspensions. The first… Read More ›

• McGrath Helitack Stops Two Southwest Area Fires

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 19, 2019

  Helitak firefighters from the McGrath Field Office have declared the Blackwater Creek Fire (#612) and the Noir Hills Fire (#602) out. Both fires started by lightning in black spruce and tundra, growing to an acre in size before being initial… Read More ›

• Smoke Outlook for 7/19 – 7/20: Fire weather generally moderate; Upper Yukon still extreme

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 19, 2019

  Cooler weather and rainfall have decreased fire activity in some Alaskan communities, while dry and warmer temperatures continue to promote fire activity elsewhere across the state. There are currently 215 fires burning across Alaska, producing varying amounts of smoke that… Read More ›

• Shovel Creek Fire:Evacuation Level Correction -July 19

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 19, 2019

  –Evacuation Level Correction- Earlier today, Northern Rockies Team 6 announced the lifting of evacuation notices across the area. This was an error. McCloud, Perfect Perch and Martin neighborhoods are still under a Level 1 (Ready) notice by the Fairbanks North… Read More ›

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