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• Lightning-caused wildfires keeping firefighters busy in Southwest Alaska

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 13, 2019

  Lightning strikes ignited five new wildfires in the area around Bethel, McGrath and Dillingham on Wednesday, bringing the total number of current active fires in the Southwest Area to 20, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry’s McGrath office. Firefighters… Read More ›

• Little fire activity visible during Tuesday flight over Oregon Lakes Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 13, 2019

  

  Personnel flying Oregon Lakes Fire on Tuesday reported minimal fire activity and some smoke coming from unburned interior pockets of vegetation within the fire’s perimeter. The fire burning in the Donnelly Training Area southwest of Delta Junction was placed in… Read More ›

• Swan Lake Fire doubles in size to almost 7,000 acres

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 13, 2019

  

  The lightning-caused Swan Lake Fire has roughly doubled in size to an estimated 6,951 acres and continues to burn in a Limited protection area of the Kenai National Wildfire Refuge. The fire has burned west into the 2017 East Fork… Read More ›

• AICC Situation Report for June 13, 2019

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 13, 2019

  The website is still experiencing difficulties. Until the problems are worked out, the Situational Report will continue to be posted on akfireinfo.

• More lightning produces more wildfires in Southwest Alaska

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 12, 2019

  Wildland firefighters are scrambling to respond to multiple lightning-caused fires in Southwest Alaska as a result of thunderstorms the past four days. As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, 13 new wildfires were reported in the area around McGrath and Dillingham –… Read More ›

• Fairbanks state forestry monitoring small wildfire near Mile 62 of Steese Highway

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 12, 2019

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry’s Fairbanks Area office is continuing to monitor a small wildfire burning about 1 ½ miles west of the Steese Highway near milepost 62. Smoke from the 25-acre Cripple Creek Fire (#201) is visible from U.S…. Read More ›

• More firefighters join efforts on 700-acre fire north of Russian Mission

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 12, 2019

  

  More firefighters will join the efforts on a tundra fire burning 17 miles north of Russian Mission after it grew to an estimated 700 acres Tuesday night. The BLM Alaska Fire Service Midnight Sun Interagency Hotshot Crew is mobilizing to… Read More ›

• Swan Lake Fire continues to grow with warm, dry conditions

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 12, 2019

  

  The lightning-caused Swan Lake Fire was estimated at 3,665 acres after a reconnaissance flight Tuesday evening, an increase of approximately 1,000 acres from Monday. Most of the new growth was to the northwest and northeast away from the Sterling highway… Read More ›

• AICC Situational Report for June 12, 2019

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on June 12, 2019

  The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center website is once again experiencing difficulties this morning. You can download the daily situation report by clicking on the link below.

• Lightning sparks multiple new wildfires in Southwest Alaska

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 11, 2019

  

  Three new lightning-caused fires were reported in Southwest Alaska on Sunday, bringing the total number of current active fires in the Southwest Area to 10 as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the Division of Forestry office in McGrath. Five fires… Read More ›

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