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• BLM AFS working on two new fires in Yukon Flats

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 2, 2018

  

  The BLM Alaska Fire Service is working on two wind-driven fires that broke out in the Yukon Flats on Monday. Four water-scooping Fire Boss aircraft and 16 smokejumpers were on the ground trying to suppress the Tiechovun Lake Fire (#304)… Read More ›

• Smaller team managing Zitziana River and Mooseheart fires; three new fire starts

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 29, 2018

  A small contingent of firefighters remain on the Zitziana River (#133) and Mooseheart (#204) fires Friday morning as command transfers to a Type 4 management organization. Due to forecasted weather and moderating fire activity, fire managers have been reducing the… Read More ›

• More lightning holdover fires discovered; Zitziana River and Mooseheart fires demobilize

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 28, 2018

    Firefighters on the Zitziana River (#133) and Mooseheart (#204) fires are packing up and backhauling excess equipment from the fireline as the drawdown of forces continues. Due to forecasted weather and moderating fire activity, fire managers are reducing the… Read More ›

• Demobilization of forces underway on the Zitziana River and Mooseheart fires; several small fires reported

  By m1clark on June 27, 2018

  

  Firefighters on the Zitziana River (#133) and Mooseheart (#204) fires have secured the areas around cabins and homes impacted by the fires and prepared others that may be threatened in the future. Due to forecasted weather and moderated fire activity… Read More ›

• Fire activity moderates on Zitziana River and Mooseheart fires

  By m1clark on June 26, 2018

  

  Scattered rain showers over night were reported on portions of the Zitziana River (#133) and Mooseheart (#204) fires. Forecasted weather calls for mostly cloudy skies and scattered thunderstorms over the area of both fires today. Smokejumpers are positioned on Iksgiza… Read More ›

• Wildfire update: Activity increases on Zitziana River, Mooseheart fires; other fires winding down

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 25, 2018

  

  An increase in fire activity was observed on the both the Zitziana River (#133) and Mooseheart (#204) fires Sunday afternoon. Significant activity was reported on the southeast and northwest corners of the Zitziana River Fire. The Mooseheart Fire, just to… Read More ›

• Round up of Alaska wildland fires

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 24, 2018

  Cooler temperatures, higher relative humidity, and patchy cloud cover has moderated fire behavior on the Mooseheart (#204) and Zitziana River (#133) fires burning west of Fairbanks. The 144 personnel assigned to the two fires have completed a pump and hose… Read More ›

• Alaska firefighters wrapping up work on several wildland fires

  By PIO Sam Harrel on June 23, 2018

  

  Alaska Division of Forestry and BLM Alaska Fire Service firefighters continue work on six staffed wildfires across Alaska. Cooler, wetter weather has moderated fire activity around the state allowing work to be completed on several of the fires. Here is… Read More ›

• Warm, dry weather increases activity on Zitziana River Fire

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 22, 2018

  

  Thursday’s near-record warm temperatures led to an increase of fire activity along the north and northwest corner of the Zitziana River Fire (#133). Late in the afternoon, isolated group torching and some limited spotting was observed along the Zitziana River…. Read More ›

• State forestry still working to confine coal seam wildfire near Healy

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 22, 2018

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry is continuing work to confine a wildfire ignited by a coal seam fire near Healy on Tuesday. The Louise Creek Coal Seam 2018 Fire was estimated at 763 acres as of Thursday afternoon, a decrease… Read More ›

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