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• State Forestry responding to a second wildfire near Sutton at Mile 68 of Glenn Highway

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on October 17, 2016

  Monday, Oct. 17 – 2:15 p.m. -The Alaska Division of Forestry is responding to another wildfire near Sutton. The fire, named the King Fire, was called in by a passing  motorist on the Glenn Highway near Mile 68, about 10… Read More ›

• Wildfire north of Palmer makes run toward Glenn Highway; high winds, limited resources pose serious challenge

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on October 17, 2016

  

  For the third straight day, high winds and limited resources are posing a serious challenge to firefighters contending with a late-season wildfire along the Glenn Highway north of Palmer. The 300-acre Moose Creek Fire started early Saturday morning as the… Read More ›

• Winds wreaking havoc for firefighters in Matanuska Valley

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on October 16, 2016

  High, erratic winds continue to pose a serious challenge for firefighters battling a 300-acre wildfire along north of Palmer, while also producing new starts for firefighters in the Matanuska Valley. Firefighters were scrambling Sunday night to respond to a 3-acre… Read More ›

• Wildfire near Sutton is 25 percent contained; firefighters continue effort in harsh conditions

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on October 16, 2016

  

  Sunday, Oct. 16 – 4:10 p.m. – A wildfire in the Matanuska Valley near Sutton is now 25 percent contained and firefighters continue to battle the blaze in harsh conditions. The Moose Creek Fire is now estimated at 300 acres, an… Read More ›

• High winds, cold temperatures challenge firefighters working to contain wildfire near Sutton

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on October 16, 2016

  

  Sunday, Oct. 16 – 10:30 a.m. – Firefighters were back on the line at first light Sunday to continue work on containing a wildfire that started on Saturday along the Glenn Highway near Sutton in the Matanuska Valley. The Moose… Read More ›

• Boundary Fire study relates burn severity to permafrost degradation

  By akfireconsortium on October 15, 2016

  How about a little news from science?  The most important ecological effects of fire may not be evident for many years after burning.  Take permafrost, for example:   newly-published research is revealing extensive thawing and drying of soils in the… Read More ›

• BLM AFS monitoring late season fire in the Northwest Arctic

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on October 15, 2016

  Oct. 15, 2016 – The BLM Alaska Fire Service is monitoring a 350-acre fire that is burning five miles northeast of Noorvik in the Northwest Arctic. The Melvin Cannel fire was reported to the BLM AFS Galena Protection Zone on… Read More ›

• Wildfire near Sutton now estimated at 200 acres

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on October 15, 2016

  

  Saturday, Oct. 15 – 3:35 p.m. – A late-season wildfire near Sutton in the Matanuska Valley is now estimated at approximately 200 acres and firefighters from several different agencies are working to contain it. Approximately 50 firefighters from the Alaska… Read More ›

• State Forestry, local fire departments battling late-season wildfire near Sutton

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on October 15, 2016

  

  Saturday, Oct. 15, 10:30 a.m. – Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and multiple Mat-Su Valley fire departments are battling an approximately 178-acre wildfire near Mile 56 of the Glenn Highway south of Sutton. The Moose Creek Fire was… Read More ›

• BLM AFS and U.S. Army Alaska Conduct Prescribed Burn in Yukon Training Area

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on October 13, 2016

  Oct. 13, 2016 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Starting as early as Sunday, Oct. 16, the BLM Alaska Fire Service and U.S. Army Alaska will implement a prescribed fire in the Yukon Training Area, located approximately 35 miles east of Fairbanks. No… Read More ›

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