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• Wildfire near Tok now estimated at 730 acres

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 24, 2018

  

  A wildfire southeast of Tok had grown to an estimated 730 acres as of late Monday night and firefighters will be trying to keep it in check today with another day of near-record high temperatures forecast in the eastern Interior…. Read More ›

• Wildfire southeast of Tok now estimated at 150 acres despite ongoing suppression efforts

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 23, 2018

  A wildfire southeast of Tok has grown to approximately 150 acres as firefighters on the ground and in the air continue efforts to corral the fire, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) was reported… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers deploy to protect cabins as hot, dry conditions breathe new life into fires south of Manley

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 23, 2018

  

  Eight smokejumpers were deployed to Kindamina Lake on Sunday to protect cabins after the Zitziana River Fire (#133) made its second several-mile run this summer. The fire  grew several miles to flank around the southern end of the Kindamina Lake,… Read More ›

• Wildfire southeast of Tok drawing swift response from state forestry

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 23, 2018

  The Alaska Division of Forestry is currently responding to a wildfire southeast of Tok. The Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) was reported as a 20-acre fire at approximately 12:45 p.m. Monday. The fire is approximately 38 miles southeast of Tok and… Read More ›

• Work completed on last staffed fire in Alaska

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 19, 2018

  With the perimeter 100 percent contained, the remaining 39 firefighters left on the last staffed fire in Alaska will demobilize from the Tiechovun Fire today. The Alaska Division of Forestry’s Type 2 Initial Attack White Mountain Crew and Type 2… Read More ›

• Work ramping down on Yukon Flats fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 13, 2018

  

  Chalyitsik will see an increase in air traffic this weekend as 6-1/2 miles of hose will come off of two Yukon Flats fires starting tomorrow in preparation of demobilizing the Applevun Fire on Sunday and the Tiechovun Lake Fire late… Read More ›

• Rain falls on Yukon Flats fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 12, 2018

  

  The area around Chalkyitsik received wetting rains Wednesday to help firefighters’ efforts to contain a trio of fires burning in the Yukon Flats. Crews continue to secure the edges and mop-up two fires burning since July 2 and a five-person… Read More ›

• Firefighters respond to new fire near Fort Yukon

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 11, 2018

  

  A BLM Alaska Fire Service five-person helitack crew was dispatched from Fort Yukon Wednesday afternoon to a small brush fire about 17 miles away. The Coiled Fire (#337) is burning northeast of Fort Yukon and west of where the Porcupine… Read More ›

• Crews continue containment of Yukon Flats fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 11, 2018

  

  Crews continue to secure the edges of two fires burning in the Yukon Flats and inch closer to containment each day. An estimated 80 percent of the Applevun Fire (#305) is contained while the Tiechovun Lake Fire (#304) is about… Read More ›

• Five Alaska wildfire crews heading south to assist in western states

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 10, 2018

  

  With wildfire season cooling down in Alaska and heating up in the western United States, the Alaska Division of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service are deploying a handful of initial attack crews to the Lower 48 to assist with firefighting… Read More ›

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