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• Better mapping puts Ninetyeight Creek Fire at 52 acres

  By m1clark on June 28, 2019

  The Ninetyeight Creek Fire (#391) burning near Salcha is now estimated at 52 acres due to better mapping. Firefighters were finally able to walk the perimeter of the fire with a handheld GPS unit today, resulting in a decrease in size from… Read More ›

• Caribou Creek Fire east of Fairbanks 70 percent contained; mop up continues

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 28, 2019

  

  The 310-acre Caribou Creek Fire east of Fairbanks was 70 percent contained as of Friday morning, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. Firefighters continue working toward full containment on the fire burning north of Chena Hot Springs Road near… Read More ›

• Smoke Congestion and Air Quality Change as Winds Shift

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 28, 2019

  Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire, and other wildfires burning throughout Alaska, is impacting air quality throughout the Kenai Peninsula. The level of impact changes daily and sometimes hourly based on wind direction, wind speed, and topography. A dense smoke… Read More ›

• Hess Creek Fire Update 6/28/19

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 28, 2019

  June 28, 2019 Fire StatisticsLocation: 12 Miles northeast of Livengood Start Date: June 21Size:  45,000 acresContainment: 0% Total Personnel: 20                                                                                          Cause:  Lightning Current Situation: The Nevada Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) 2 was assigned to the Hess Creek Fire and took… Read More ›

• Crews fighting to keep Shovel Creek Fire within containment lines; Nugget Creek Fire grows to 1,550 acres

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 28, 2019

  

  On Thursday, the Shovel Creek Fire continued to burn actively in black spruce within the Shovel Creek basin. Despite cooler temperatures, increased cloud cover, and light winds, some individual and group tree torching did occur. As of Friday morning, the… Read More ›

• Air Quality Advisories in effect for Southcentral, Central, Eastern, and Western Interior Alaska

  By m1clark on June 28, 2019

  The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has issued air quality advisories for Southcentral Alaska and for the Central, Eastern, and Western Interior due to smoke from burning wildfires around the state. Air Quality will vary from GOOD to UNHEALTHY depending… Read More ›

• Progress Made on Central Interior Fires

  By m1clark on June 28, 2019

  Hard work for firefighters in the Tanana Zone in Interior Alaska are paying off. The Zone only picked up one new fire on Thursday, a small, lightning-caused fire on the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge, south of the Yukon River between… Read More ›

• Firefighters, aircraft continue work on fire near Salcha River

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 28, 2019

  

  It was another busy day for firefighters and aircraft on the Ninetyeight Creek Fire (#391) burning near Salcha as the fire in doubled in size on Thursday to an estimated 116 acres. BLM Alaska Fire Service Military Zone managers expect… Read More ›

• Crews Work to Strengthen Containment Along South Edge of Swan Lake Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 28, 2019

  Crews worked along natural barriers Thursday to complete the burnout operation along the Sterling Highway and the East Fork Moose River. Firefighters are working along the Sterling Highway achieving a 20-25 feet wide cold line perimeter. Once this is completed… Read More ›

• Firefighters to begin structure protection effort on Ninetyeight Creek Fire

  By m1clark on June 27, 2019

  Firefighters are taking steps to assess and protect structures threatened by the 60-acre Ninetyeight Creek Fire (#391) near Salcha.  The fire was active this afternoon and was moving toward cabins.  Firefighters prioritized the east flank of the fire and used… Read More ›

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