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• Public Meeting for the Steamboat Creek Fire

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 18, 2016

  

  Date: July 19th, 2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Tony Zak community building, McCarthy, AK Update: The Steamboat Creek Fire is very visible and has grown significantly in size in the last 24 hours. Hot and dry conditions have intensified fire… Read More ›

• Rain helps and hinders firefighters on Mid Salcha Fire

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 18, 2016

  Fairbanks – July 18, 7:45 p.m. – While heavy rain has aided firefighters working a fire burning near dozens of recreational cabins on the Salcha River south of Fairbanks, it is also posing challenges. The 1,170-acre Mid Salcha Fire has… Read More ›

• Southwest wildfires increase in size due to windy conditions

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 18, 2016

  

  July 18, 5:45 p.m. – Winds continue to increase the spread of multiple wildfires burning in Southwest Alaska despite cloud cover and cooler temperatures. Alaska Division of Forestry firefighters have been deployed to protect cabins, structures and allotments that are… Read More ›

• State Forestry continues aerial and ground assault on McHugh Fire along Seward Highway

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 18, 2016

  

  July 18, 4:30 p.m. – Firefighters continue to attack a wildfire burning near the Seward Highway south of Anchorage from the air and ground in an effort to keep it in check. The McHugh Fire is now estimated at 60… Read More ›

• Tok River Fire: Crews Capitalize on Cooler Conditions

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 18, 2016

  

  Tok, Alaska, 2:20pm –The lightning-caused Tok River wildfire has burned 614 acres of Tetlin Village Tribal Council land and 117 acres of state land, for a total of 731 acres. The Alaska Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team remains in… Read More ›

• Rain aids crews on wildfire burning near Salcha River

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

  

  July 17, 9 p.m. – Firefighters battling a fire near dozens of cabins on the Salcha River continued to get a helping hand from Mother Nature on Sunday as more rain fell on the fire. The 1,170-acre Mid Salcha Fire… Read More ›

• Fires in Copper River Basin and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve being monitored closely

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

  

  July 17, 8 p.m. – In the last week dry weather and lightning storms have caused a series of wildfires across the Copper River Basin and in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Multiple agencies are working to aggressively fight… Read More ›

• Cooler temperatures, rain help BLM AFS efforts on northern fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 17, 2016

  8 p.m., July 17, 2016 – Cooler temperatures and rains helped moderate fires along the Yukon River corridor and in western Alaska, allowing the BLM Alaska Fire Service  to pull people from two fires. No new fires popped up in the… Read More ›

• Southwest wildfires continue to grow due to dry, windy conditions

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

  

  July 17, 6:30 p.m. – Multiple wildfires in Southwest Alaska continue to grow due to windy conditions and lack of rain. A total of 45 fires are burning in the region after days of lightning storms and hot, dry conditions…. Read More ›

• Aggressive air attack slows spread of wildfire along Seward Highway south of Anchorage

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

  

  July 17, 6:15 p.m. – An aggressive aerial response by the Alaska Division of Forestry has slowed the spread of a wildfire burning near the McHugh Creek Trail along the Seward Highway just south of Anchorage and firefighters have begun… Read More ›

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