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• Taixtsalda Hill Fire still growing; now estimated at 15,000 acres

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 28, 2018

  

  The Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) burning southeast of Tok continued to grow on Friday due to hot, dry conditions and is now estimated at 15,000 acres, an increase of approximately 2,000 acres from Friday. Most of the new growth on… Read More ›

• 16 smokejumpers now working on fire near Hughes

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 27, 2018

  

  Eight smokejumpers were added today to help the eight already working on the 25-acre Hughes Mountain Fire (#363) burning about four miles west of Hughes since Tuesday. The original eight smokejumpers made good progress cutting saw line from the head… Read More ›

• Taixtsalda Hill Fire grows to 13,000 acres; public meetings planned in Northway, Tok

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 27, 2018

  

  The Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) burning southwest of Northway continues to grow due to hot, dry and windy conditions that have persisted for the last week in the eastern Interior. The fire is now estimated at 13,000 acres, an increase… Read More ›

• Work continues on BLM AFS staffed fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 26, 2018

  

  The high pressure that brought warm and dry conditions to many of the fires in the past few days is moving off to the east in Canada, resulting in slightly cooler weather and even some rain in parts of Alaska…. Read More ›

• Community meeting Friday in Northway about Taixtsalda Hill Fire

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 26, 2018

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry will be holding a public meeting in the village of Northway on Friday at 6 p.m. in the Northway Community Hall to provide information and answer questions regarding the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357). The Taixtsalda… Read More ›

• Wildfire near Tok continues to grow; now estimated at 12,000 acres

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 26, 2018

  

  Fueled by continued hot, dry and windy conditions, a wildfire burning near Tok more than doubled in size on Wednesday. The Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) is now estimated at 12,000 acres, an increase of more than 7,000 acres since late… Read More ›

• Work continues on fires as Alaska experiences highest fire danger of the year

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 25, 2018

  

  Work continues on four staffed fires as the state continues to experience the highest fire danger so far this year. Temperatures are predicted to cool by a couple of degrees and humidity levels are expected to tick up a bit… Read More ›

• Wildfire near Tok grows to 4,700 acres as managers reassess strategy

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 25, 2018

  

  A wildfire southeast of Tok grew by about 4,000 acres on Tuesday, prompting fire managers with the Alaska Division of Forestry to change tactics from full suppression to point protection. The Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357), which started on Monday, is… Read More ›

• Dry conditions, lightning keep firefighters busy throughout BLM AFS areas

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 24, 2018

  

  Fire season has reared its head in Alaska, again. After a lull of activity following a lightning bust in early June, a little bit of lightning coupled with prolonged hot, dry conditions has created an uptick of fires in Alaska…. Read More ›

• Lightning sparks new wildfires in Yukon-Charley Rivers

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 24, 2018

  

  EAGLE, Alaska: Recent hot, dry weather coupled with multiple lightning strikes started new fires across the state.  Two new wildfires were discovered yesterday in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.  The first fire (Charley River Fire) was originally detected through satellite derived heat detections… Read More ›

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