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• McDonald Fire managers extend response to the NW to include the Clear Fire

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

  Size:  47,304 acres Personnel:  83 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause:  Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – McDonald Fire managers have extended fire response to include the 3,565-acre Clear Fire (#204), about 15 miles to the northwest of the McDonald Fire. The Clear Fire is burning in proximity to… Read More ›

• Smokejumpers mobilize to new starts around the state

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

  Fire managers prepositioned additional resources at the Smokejumper Base on Fort Wainwright with warm temperatures and high lightning activity forecast. There is high demand for the 70 Alaska-based smokejumpers and 54 additional smokejumpers from the lower 48. After yet another… Read More ›

• Scattered thunderstorms brought heavy rain to some Southwest Alaska fires, lightning started new fires 

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

  Thunderstorms moving across Southwest Alaska on Friday brought much needed rain to some of the 28 fires in the area. Those thunderstorms also produced a significant amount of lightning, starting three new fires. Additional fires may be discovered. Lightning strikes… Read More ›

• Lightning starts new fires near Fairbanks

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

  

  Plumes could be seen from Fairbanks on Friday and Saturday afternoon from two new fires located on military lands, 15 miles north of the McDonald Fire. At 9 a.m. on Saturday, the Clear (#204) Fire was 300 acres with an… Read More ›

• Burn operations complete on the McDonald Fire

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

  Size:  44,892 acres Personnel:  83 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause:  Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Firefighter resources on the McDonald Fire have completed burn operations on the south side of the fire, west of the 5 Mile Creek cabins. Burn operations remove fuels between values at… Read More ›

• Red Flag Warning for Saturday in the Susitna and Copper river valleys

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

  

  The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 1 p.m. until 10 p.m. because of hot, dry, and windy conditions in the northern portions of the Susitna and Copper river valleys. In… Read More ›

• High lightning activity starts new fires in Alaska

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

  The number of fires in Alaska is increasing, as several waves of thunderstorms with high lightning activity have been moving across the state in recent days. There were 74 active wildfires as of 4 p.m. on Friday with 10 new… Read More ›

• Fires continue to grow as firefighters make gains in Southwest Alaska.

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on June 21, 2024

  

  Firefighters are making solid progress on five staffed fires in Southwest Alaska. While ground resources work in conjunction with aerial support to push containment percentages up on staffed fires, several other unstaffed fires continue to grow. The decision whether or… Read More ›

• Firefighters continue burn operations on the McDonald Fire

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

  FAIRBANKS, Alaska – With the assistance of a helicopter providing aerial ignitions, crews continued burning operations Thursday to protect cabins along 5 Mile Creek. The goal of these operations is to remove burnable vegetation in a controlled manner in front of… Read More ›

• Fires across Central and Eastern Alaska continue to impact air quality in the region 

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 20, 2024

  An air quality advisory was issued on Thursday for an increase in smoke due to an uptick in fire activity across Central and Eastern Alaska. Communities within the region close to the fire areas will continue to be impacted by… Read More ›

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