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• Hot and dry temperatures persist on the McDonald Fire

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

  Size:  50,262 acres Personnel:  83 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause:  Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Sunday was another hot and dry day on the McDonald Fire with temperatures reaching a high of 82 degrees, with a low humidity of 24%. Firefighters continue to monitor burnout operations… Read More ›

• Lightning start fire west of Willow along Susitna River

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 23, 2024

  10:00 PM Update – Tanker-544 responded from Fairbanks along with Air Attack and dropped a load of retardant to keep the #SusitnaFire(#235) in check while firefighters were shuttled to the fire. Firefighters will work into the night to limit the… Read More ›

• High demand continues for fire resources

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

  

  Alaska-based firefighters including the Chena, Pioneer Peak and Midnight Sun hotshot crews, Gannett Glacier Type 2 Initial Attack Crew, North Star Fire Crew, and White Mountain Module are all deployed, as well as Alaska Smokejumpers, and Fire Specialists. With weather… Read More ›

• More crews arrive as thunderstorms continue to bring heavy rain to some Southwest Alaska fires 

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 23, 2024

  Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms continued to move across Southwest Alaska on Saturday and are forecast to continue through Sunday. There are 30 active fires in the region, several of those received varying amounts of precipitation. Thunderstorms have produced heavy… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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