Cooler temperatures coupled with precipitation continued to moderate fire activity on all fires in the Dalton Highway Complex on Sunday. The MM 125 Fire (#441) showed minimal fire behavior; crews worked on hotspots on the southern perimeter to keep it… Read More ›
2022 Alaska Fire Season
Backhaul operations expected to continue over next three days.
The Lime Complex consists of two staffed fires and sixteen unstaffed fires. The total size of the combined fires is 865,620 acres, and there are 141 resources assigned to the complex, an area covering 21 million acres. Each of these… Read More ›
Rainy weather pattern continues on Little Chena River Fire
Rain overnight and light showers throughout the day kept fire behavior minimal Saturday on the Little Chena River Fire (#499). Rain and moderate temperatures work together to keep the relative humidity (RH) at higher levels. Higher RH moderates fire behavior,… Read More ›
Firefighters work to access south perimeter of Clear Fire
Summary: Management objectives for the Clear Fire include protecting and/or mitigating impacts to the identified values at risk as prioritized by the cooperating jurisdictional agencies. Operations personnel are coordinating with incident Resource Advisors to document and, if necessary, implement mitigation… Read More ›
Transfer of Command to occur tomorrow on Middle Tanana Complex
This will be the last fire update from the Type 2 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team (Mike Almas, Incident Commander) that has managed the Middle Tanana Complex since July 6. A Type 3 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team (Josh Bransford,… Read More ›
Northern Rockies Team 4 Assumes Command of the Bean Complex
Northern Rockies Team 4, led by Incident Commander Rick Connell assumed command of the Bean Complex of wildfires at 7 a.m. Sunday following shadow days and a transition with Northwest Team 7. As a part of the transition between the… Read More ›
Widespread precipitation continues to moderate fire behavior on the Dalton Highway Complex
The California Interagency Incident Management Team 14 assumed management of the Dalton Highway Complex at 11 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022. On Saturday, winds pushed both the Douglas Fire (#336) and the MM 125 Fire (#441) westward, causing some smoke… Read More ›
Containment increases on Little Chena River Fire
Hard work by crews on the ground, with support from the air plus cooler weather have contributed towards achieving 30% containment on the Little Chena River Fire (#499). Crews have now mopped up at least 50 feet into the burned… Read More ›
Smokejumpers and hotshots make steady progress on fires near Rampart and Tanana
As a result of a swift response and favorable weather, fire resources were able to limit the spread of recent fires located near Rampart and Tanana. In the next few days these fires will be managed by the Bean Complex… Read More ›
Rain and cooler temps limit growth of Paradise Complex
Fires within the Paradise Complex received rain yesterday and overnight. Cooler temperatures resulted in limited fire growth. Structure and native allotment protection are top priorities around Lake Minchumina and to the west of the Leaf Fire (#385). Fire managers are… Read More ›
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