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• Fire activity to increase in Interior Alaska as warm, dry weather returns

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on August 1, 2023

  

  Alaska saw a 47,000 acreage increase in acres burned from fire activity over the past week. Since last Monday, roughly 42,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the state igniting widespread wildland fires in the Interior. Fire behavior is expected to continue… Read More ›

• Firefighters finishing work on BLM AFS wildfires and regrouping for upcoming hot weather

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 31, 2023

  

  Anticipating the upcoming hot weather for the Yukon Flats, which is climatologically the driest part of the state, BLM AFS opened its fire station in Fort Yukon today for the first time this season.

• Cooler temperatures Sunday helps firefighters on the McCoy Creek Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 31, 2023

  

  Cooler and overcast weather on Sunday helped moderate conditions on the McCoy Creek Fire. With the assistance of fixed-wing and rotor-wing aircraft dropping water on the fire edge, seven firefighters from the Fairbanks #1 Initial Attack Crew went direct on… Read More ›

• Great Basin Team 3 assumes command of Anderson Complex 

  By AndersonComplex2023 on July 31, 2023

  

  On Sunday evening, the Teklanika River Fire was reported to be 5,444 acres; the Birch Creek Fire was estimated at 1,167 acres; the Nenana River Fire was 0.2 acres; the Nenana River 2 Fire was 0.1 acres; and the Kobe… Read More ›

• Additional firefighters mobilize in Alaska with increased temperatures and fire activity forecasted

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 31, 2023

  

  Cooler temperatures and scattered precipitation throughout the interior allowed Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection to position additional resources in place and firefighters to take direct actions on fires. Existing hazard fuel mitigation treatments are being utilized by operations… Read More ›

• Firefighters taking advantage of cooler weather to strengthen control lines on BLM AFS fires

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 30, 2023

  Cooler, damper weather kept a cap on wildfires Sunday, giving firefighters on BLM Alaska Fire Service fires a chance to strengthen control lines and fire managers to move resources around to prepare for the predicted return of hot weather. There… Read More ›

• Evacuation order issued due to Anderson Complex; crews work to protect structures, allotments

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on July 30, 2023

  

  The Teklanika River and all residents within 2.5 miles of the Teklanika River, and all residents adjacent to Rose Hip Creek are in Evacuation Status GO. Individuals in this area should evacuate now. Do not delay. The Tri-Valley School is… Read More ›

• New fire discoveries moderate with temperature as additional resources begin to arrive in the Interior

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on July 30, 2023

  

  Much of interior Alaska was under light to moderate cloud cover yesterday and recorded slightly cooler temperatures. The number of new fires that showed themselves from last week’s lightning event also moderated, with two new fires in Alaska Division of… Read More ›

• BLM monitoring lightning-caused fires on Interior military training lands

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 29, 2023

  

  BLM Alaska Fire Service is keeping an eye on fires burning in a remote parts of the Donnelly Training Area west of the Delta River and the Yukon Training Area north of the Salcha River.

• BLM AFS wrapping up work on some fires, moving firefighters to other incidents

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on July 29, 2023

  

  The cooler temperatures and less lightning are welcome in Interior Alaska as firefighting resources move around to more active fires or those threatening sites identified for protection. BLM Alaska Fire Service is wrapping up work on some fires and mobilizing… Read More ›

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