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• Shovel Creek Fire grows to 900 acres; community meeting tonight in Goldstream Valley

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 26, 2019

  

  The Alaska Incident Management Team will host a community meeting for the Shovel Creek Fire (#319) on Wednesday, June 26 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Ken Kunkel Community Center pavilion (2645 Goldstream Road, Fairbanks AK). The incident management team… Read More ›

• Smoke from wildland fires likely to worsen in coming days

  By m1clark on June 26, 2019

  With warmer, drier conditions around much of the state over the next several days, the wildland fires burning throughout Alaska are expected to become more active and put up more smoke.   Conditions could become hazardous at times depending upon winds. … Read More ›

• Swan Lake Fire Burn Operations Continue Along the Sterling Highway & Community Meeting Tonight at 6 PM

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 26, 2019

  

  Fire crews conducted a strategic fire operation yesterday north of the Sterling Highway and the Homer Electric Transmission line. Utilizing aerial ignitions and ground support, firefighters took advantage of favorable conditions to establish a control line and draw the fire… Read More ›

• Shovel Creek Fire Community Meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday

  By m1clark on June 25, 2019

  

• State forestry strategizing to manage 1,700-acre wildfire southeast of Tok

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 25, 2019

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry is formulating a plan to manage an approximately 1,689-acre wildfire southeast of Tok. The Boundary River Fire (#362) was reported at around 5 p.m. Sunday as a 1-acre fire burning in black spruce and tundra… Read More ›

• Firefighters begin mopping up Caribou Creek Fire; now 65 percent contained

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 25, 2019

  

  Firefighters on Tuesday began what is expected to be an extensive mop-up operation on the 310-acre Caribou Creek Fire burning north of Chena Hot Springs Road near the community of Two Rivers. As of Tuesday morning, the fire was reported… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers, helicopter continue to work on Eagle Fire burning in steep terrain

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 25, 2019

  

  Smokejumpers and a helicopter will continue work on the Eagle Fire (#355) burning on the Yukon River opposite of Eagle Village. This lightning-caused fire started on June 23 and is estimated at 67 acres including a spot fire. It is… Read More ›

• Firefighters, aircraft continue work on Yukon Flats area fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 25, 2019

  

  Work continues on numerous fires burning in the Yukon Flats. Of the 138 active fires in BLM Alaska Fire Service area that covers the northern half of the state, 34 are within the more than 51-million acre Upper Yukon Fire… Read More ›

• Swan Lake Fire: Sterling Community Meeting set for Wednesday, June 26th starting at 6:00pm

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 25, 2019

  

  The Swan Lake Fire Community Meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow, June 26th at the Sterling Community Center in Sterling, Alaska. The meeting will be streamed on the Alaska DNR- Division of Forestry (DOF) This stream will be provided for… Read More ›

• Increase in fire activity prompts Level 1 evacuation alert for Shovel Creek Fire

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 25, 2019

  

  The Alaskan Type 2 Incident Management Team (Incident Commander Norm McDonald) assumed command of the Shovel Creek (#319) and Nugget Creek (#323) Fires 7 a.m. on Monday, June 24. The Shovel Creek Fire was started by lightning on June 21… Read More ›

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