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• Card Street Fire update

  By alaskajointinformationcenter on July 7, 2015

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2015 Tuesday 9:00 AM Card Street Fire Cools Soldotna, Alaska. – As the Type-3 Incident Management Team assumed the responsibilities of the fire direction and priorities were identified. Protection of life and property remains number… Read More ›

• Anaconda Creek and West Fork Fire update

  By alaskajointinformationcenter on July 7, 2015

  July 7, 2015 Karen Scholl, Incident Commander Abe Davis, Incident Commander Trainee SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4321/ Facebook: Anaconda Creek Fire E-mail: anacondacreekfire@gmail.com On Monday at 8:00 am, command of the Anaconda Creek Fire transitioned from a Type 2 Incident Management… Read More ›

• Sockeye Fire update, July 6

  By alaskajointinformationcenter on July 6, 2015

  Fire Information: George Coyle Division of Forestry (907) 761-6233 (907) 982-0049 Fire Status Acres Burned: 7220 Cause: Human – Under investigation Structures Destroyed – 55 Closures: Burn Permits in Mat-Su Area are suspended. Open fires banned on Mat-Su Borough Lands…. Read More ›

• Tetlin Fire update, July 6

  By alaskajointinformationcenter on July 6, 2015

  Contact:  Rita Baysinger, Public Information Officer, (303) 345-8576, tokareafires@gmail.com Date Started: June 20, 2105 Current Acreage:  1,800 no change Management Option: Full July 5:  Fuels continued to dry. The fire activity was moderate today with single tree torching.  The crews… Read More ›

• Baker Fire update, July 6

  By alaskajointinformationcenter on July 6, 2015

  Monday, July 6, 2015—2:00pm Baker Fire #456, North Fork Fire #457 and the Beauty Fire #551 are being administratively managed together as the Baker Fire.  All three fires lie to the north of Baker Creek and the Elliott Highway, between… Read More ›

• Yukon Flats wildland fire roundup Monday, July 6

  By PIO Sam Harrel on July 6, 2015

  

  noon–A roundup of fires around the Yukon Flats that have updated information from Sunday #704 Salmon Trout: .1 acres. Discovered on 7/5 via MODIS satellite. 121 miles northwest of Fort Yukon near the Canadian border. 07/05 Sunday: Fire is in… Read More ›

• Tanana Area Fires update, July 6

  By alaskajointinformationcenter on July 6, 2015

  

  Monday, 07/06/2015, 10:00a.m. For Immediate Release Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 290,985 Spicer Creek (6 mi. NE Tanana) ~ 23,555 acres; Tozitna (4 mi. NW Tanana) ~72,977 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~22,989 acres Kokrine (~50 mi…. Read More ›

• Blair and La Grande Fires update

  By alaskajointinformationcenter on July 6, 2015

  

  The return of warm and dry conditions in the area will test the fires’ perimeters over the next couple of days. In addition, red flag warnings for high winds are forecasted for July 6 Blair Fire: Fire personnel are monitoring… Read More ›

• Galena Zone Fires update, July 6

  By alaskajointinformationcenter on July 6, 2015

  Contact: Public Information Officer: Peri Suenram Phone: 907-987-9838 CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK AT GALENA FIRES Contact Us: galenafires2015@gmail.com or http://inciweb.gov/incident/4327/ What: Galena Zone Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires are located on both sides of the Yukon… Read More ›

• Long Lake Fire update, July 6

  By alaskajointinformationcenter on July 6, 2015

  Smoke Visible Again in Area of the Long Lake Fire CONTACT: Rita Baysinger, Tok Area Fires PIO, 303-345-8576 tokareafires@gmail.com INFORMATION RESOURCES: Fire Info: https://akfireinfo.com/ (907) 356-5511 Forestry Info: http://forestry.alaska.gov http://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry (Tok, AK)  Fire activity increased on the Long Lake Fire… Read More ›

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