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• Alaska’s stubborn wildfire season persists with new fires, smoky conditions

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 23, 2017

  Wildfire season refuses to wave the white flag in Alaska, as two new fires were reported in BLM Alaska Fire Service’s protection area on Saturday, one of which required a response from personnel based in Galena. In addition, a pair… Read More ›

• New wildfires continue to pop up in northern Alaska

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 22, 2017

  Wildfire season continues to persist in northern Alaska with the discovery of three new lightning-caused fires in the BLM Alaska Fire Service’s protection area on Friday. Two new fires were found in the Upper Yukon Zone and one was reported… Read More ›

• Fire weather concerns are forecast to diminish early next week

  By PIO Sam Harrel on July 21, 2017

  Cooler temperatures and moderate relative humidity are being reported by firefighters assigned to fires from southwest of Galena to those northeast of Fort Yukon. Isolated thunderstorms continue to move across the region, but they have produced minimal rainfall in some… Read More ›

• Fire reported Thursday in the BLM White Mountains National Recreation Area

  By PIO Sam Harrel on July 20, 2017

  Pilots in passing aircraft Thursday reported a fire along Wickersham Creek in the BLM White Mountains National Recreation Area. BLM Smokejumper aircraft personnel confirmed the fire as they were returning from another mission. They reported the Wickersham Dome Fire (#353)… Read More ›

• Hot weather keeps fires active across northern Interior Alaska

  By PIO Sam Harrel on July 20, 2017

  Hot weather dominated the northern Interior once again on as temperatures in the 80’s were recorded from the Kobuk Valley to the upper Yukon River. Chalkyitsik reported a high of 88 degrees. West to southwest winds will increase today, relative… Read More ›

• Over 60 firefighters working on Alaska wildland fires

  By PIO Sam Harrel on July 19, 2017

  A lightning-caused fire in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve was discovered Tuesday by spotters in surveillance aircraft. The Essie Creek Fire (#348) was reported to be 5 acres and smoldering in a mix of white and black spruce. It is… Read More ›

• Alaska’s dry Interior still receptive to lightning strikes

  By PIO Sam Harrel on July 18, 2017

  

  Lightning continues to find dry areas across Alaska’s northern Interior with the discovery of the Little Mud Fire (#346) located in the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge 35-miles southwest of Tanana. There have been 41 lightning-caused fires this month in the… Read More ›

• Tanana Zone reports three new fires discovered Sunday

  By PIO Sam Harrel on July 17, 2017

  There were three new fires discovered Sunday in the BLM Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) Tanana fire management zone, an area that roughly covers land from the Colville River on the North Slope, south through Ruby to Denali National Park… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers snuff out small wildfire near historic mining site of Flat

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 17, 2017

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry reported two new wildfires in the Southwest Area over the weekend, one of which drew a response from smokejumpers. The lightning-caused 22-acre Montana Creek Fire was discovered via satellite by multiple modis dots about 65… Read More ›

• BLM continues to monitor 24 active fires in the Upper Yukon Zone

  By PIO Sam Harrel on July 17, 2017

  A change in the weather has moderated fire activity on wildland fires northeast of Fort Yukon. Upper Yukon Zone fire managers are trading crews on the fire line to make firefighters initial attack available as fire activity picks up in… Read More ›

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