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• Firefighters taking measures to protect properties, Eagle from Sinnott Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 26, 2024

  

  Size:  1,000 acres Personnel:  41 Start Date: July 21, 2024 Cause:  Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Firefighters are installing protection measures for structures along Mission Creek and the community of Eagle while monitoring the Sinnott Fire. This fire, burning in steep… Read More ›

• Hot weather continues to escalate fire behavior, produce smoke in Interior Alaska

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 25, 2024

  Upcoming weather system promises rain and cooler temperatures to subdue wildfires High temperatures continue to intensify fire behavior, challenging firefighters’ efforts to control wildfires and protect communities in Interior Alaska. However, a significant weather change is forecasted Friday to provide… Read More ›

• Firefighters and aircraft mobilize to Sinnott Fire near Eagle on last day of heatwave

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 24, 2024

  Smoke from rising fire activity and Canada wildfires triggers air advisory amid cooler weather forecast More firefighters and aircraft are heading to Eagle to work on the Sinnott Fire, while other wildfires in Interior Alaska remain active on what is… Read More ›

• BLM AFS shifts resources, mobilizes crews for fire near Eagle as hot, dry weather continues

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 23, 2024

  

  As Interior Alaska experiences another near-record hot day, firefighters are wrapping up work on some fires and mobiling to more pressing ones near Eagle. The BLM Alaska Fire Service is mobilizing crews and aircraft to Eagle to tackle the Sinnott… Read More ›

• Firefighters working to contain the Glaman Lake Fire (#381) near Tok

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 22, 2024

  

  On Sunday evening, July 22 Tok Area DOF responded to a smoke report near the 60 Mile Butte area, northwest of Tanacross and Tok. A helicopter reconnaissance flight located a light, wispy smoke column from a roughly .5 acre fire… Read More ›

• BLM AFS responds to new fires in northeastern Alaska as heat wave fuels fire danger

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 22, 2024

  

  Update for 8:30 p.m., Monday, July 22: BLM Alaska Fire Service Upper Yukon Zone managers are strategizing the best deployment of limited available resources to address an estimated 720-acre fire burning about 3.2 miles northwest of Eagle. The Sinnott Fire… Read More ›

• Harding Lake Campground Fuel Reduction Work Completed in Alaska State Park

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 22, 2024

  

  The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (AK DOF) completed a significant hazardous fuel reduction project at Harding Lake Campground in partnership with Alaska State Parks. These preventative measures are part of a comprehensive strategy to fortify state parks… Read More ›

• Firefighters, aircraft working on new fire northwest of Venetie

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 21, 2024

  

  Update at 8 p.m., Sunday. – Four water-scooping Fire Boss aircraft are helping firefighters on the ground make good progress in efforts to suppress this fire burning mostly in tundra and caribou moss. Firefighters are working to get hose around… Read More ›

• Burn permits suspended in Tok Area

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 21, 2024

  

  The Alaska Division of Frestry & Fire Protection, Tok Area has suspended burn permits due to very high fire danger. The suspension will remain in place until conditions improve. Call the Burn Permit Hotline, (907) 883-1413 ext. 2303 or check… Read More ›

• Minimal fire activity resurfaces in Interior Alaska due to warm, dry weather

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 20, 2024

  

  Small amount of smoke visible on McDonald, Grapefruit fires Saturday As expected with the forecasted hot, dry weather, fire activity increased on several large fires in Interior Alaska on Saturday. Despite several days of rain earlier this month, it wasn’t… Read More ›

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