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• Wetting rains welcomed as progress made protecting cabins near the McDonald Fire

  By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 12, 2024

  Size:  32,725 acres Personnel: 49 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause:  Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The McDonald Fire received wetting rains early Wednesday morning. Similar conditions are expected throughout the day with scattered to numerous showers accompanying isolated thunderstorms in… Read More ›

• Burn Permit Suspensions Lifted for Tok, Delta, Fairbanks, Railbelt and Salcha Areas

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 12, 2024

  

  With the return of cooler weather and wetting rains throughout Interior Alaska over the past 24 hours and with more in the forecast, the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection has lifted burn suspensions throughout Alaska and will continue… Read More ›

• BLM AFS Smokejumpers mobilized Tuesday to fire near Kiana

  By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 11, 2024

  BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers responded to a wildfire Tuesday that that appeared to ignite on a Native allotment on the Kobuk River east of Kiana in northwestern Alaska. The Deviation Fire (#126) rapidly consumed a mixture of tundra and… Read More ›

• Weather moderates McDonald Fire growth

  By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 11, 2024

  Rain fell on much of the McDonald Fire area Monday night, with more predicted, giving firefighters time to prepare cabin sites along 5 Mile Creek in case hot, windy, and dry conditions return. Firefighters started clearing brush from around structures and getting sprinkler systems set in place in case the estimated 28,800-acre fire makes another push south toward the cabins south of the fire.

• Water scoopers, more firefighters mobilizing to protect cabins from McDonald Fire southeast of Fairbanks

  By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 10, 2024

  BLM Alaska Fire Service Smokejumpers and water scoopers mobilized Monday afternoon to protect a group of cabins threatened as the McDonald Fire continues to grow despite moderated conditions. The fire is estimated at about 24,000 acres.

• Hot, dry conditions push McDonald Fire to an estimated 8,000 acres

  By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 9, 2024

  The McDonald Fire (#119) burning 31 miles south of Fairbanks was active Sunday, growing to an estimated 8,000 acres thanks to hot, dry and windy conditions. While the winds diminished since Saturday, the warmer temperatures helped push the fire out from both flanks as it burned through stringers of black spruce.

• Thick smoke plume seen from fire burning in a remote corner of military training range south of Fairbanks

  By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 8, 2024

  he smoke from the McDonald Fire (#119) will likely be very visible for the upcoming days due to the continued dry, hot conditions.

• BLM AFS firefighters working on small fire north of Beaver

  By BLM Alaska Fire Service on June 7, 2024

  

  Smokejumpers and the North Star Fire Crew are working on a small fire burning about 11 miles north of Beaver. The Ed Berg Slough Fire (#111) was reported by a commercial pilot Wednesday afternoon.

• Red Flag Warning, Burn Permit Suspension for Fairbanks, Delta and Tok

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 7, 2024

  

  The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most areas north of the Alaska Range to the foothills of the Brooks Range and from the Canadian border to west of McGrath for low humidities, high temperatures and… Read More ›

• The Hazards Behind Burning Trash

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 31, 2024

  

  Burning waste materials like mattresses and plastic can release harmful chemicals and cause serious health and environmental problems. Here’s what you need to know: Health Effects Legal Considerations Environmental Impact Burning waste is harmful to your health and the environment…. Read More ›

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