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• Upper Yukon Zone: High potential for fire growth today

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 19, 2019

  Fire continues to exhibit extreme behavior in parts of the Upper Yukon Zone, which continues to be one of the warmest areas in the state, with relative humidity between 20-30 percent. Continued warm temperatures have dried fuels considerably. Indices that… Read More ›

• Four new fires in Tanana Zone

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 19, 2019

  Four new lightning-caused fires were reported in the Tanana Zone on Thursday with the largest estimated at 225 acres. Two of the new fires are staffed with crews this morning, and overall five of the 26 actively burning fires have… Read More ›

• 07/19/19 Swan Lake Fire Update

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 19, 2019

  Please Click here to read the update, map, closures and restrictions.

• Shovel Creek Fire:All Evacuation Notices Lifted-July 19

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 19, 2019

  –All Evacuation Notices Lifted– Crews continue to make steady progress along the southern fire line near the Martin neighborhood. Containment has been steadily increasing due to mop up around the fire perimeter coupled with higher humidity and rain. The Northern… Read More ›

• Mile long fuel break completed next to the Elliott Highway – Hess Creek Fire Update 7/19/19

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 19, 2019

  

  Crews working on the #HessCreekFire finished installing a 1-mile long fuel break parallel to the Elliott Highway Thursday. The finished product resulted in a 30-foot-wide removal of black spruce and shrub, which will reduce the amount of burnable vegetation along… Read More ›

• Shovel Creek Fire July 19 8am Update: All evacuation notices lifted as crews continue progress on containment line

  By 2019shovelcreekfirepio on July 19, 2019

  Watch videos and fire footage at the Shovel Creek Fire YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2L4Qc7M Current Statistics: Size: 21,298 acres      Containment: 50%       Personnel: 470    Start Date: June 21, 2019       Cause: Lightning Crews continue to make steady progress towards containing the Shovel Creek Fire. … Read More ›

• Shovel Creek Community Meeting Recap: Contain, Mop-up and Repair

  By 2019shovelcreekfirepio on July 18, 2019

  If you prefer to watch the community meeting on YouTube, click here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq3bIltxix4 Live – Shovel Creek Fire community meeting at the Ken Kunkel Community Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. The second half of the meeting is all question and answer from the… Read More ›

• Southwest Area Gets Two New Fires, Seven Staffed

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 18, 2019

  The Alaska Division of Forestry mobilized helitak crews to two new fires Wednesday, for a total of seven staffed fires and 67 active fires in the Southwest Area. Daily aerial detection flights are being flown to find new fires and… Read More ›

• Firefighters battle Rainbow 2 Fire on northeast and northwest

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 18, 2019

  (Fairbanks, AK) – Firefighters are working in two divisions to prevent the Rainbow 2 Fire from reaching recreational cabins on Clear Creek northwest of Delta Junction. On the northeast side of the fire, Division Alpha continues to extinguish any spot… Read More ›

• Smoke Outlook for 7/18 – 7/19: Smoke moving back into Southcentral communities

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 18, 2019

  As activity at the Swan Lake Fire picks up, wind patterns are once again expected to push smoke into Cooper Landing and Sterling communities, typically during morning and evening times. Forecasters are calling for higher temps to begin making its… Read More ›

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