Numerous air and ground fire resources have responded to a fast-growing fire burning about 2 ½ miles east of the Parks Highway at Mile 98, south of the Talkeetna Cutoff. Residents are being warned to prepare for the possibility of… Read More ›
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Boundary River Fire Update for 7-3-19
The Boundary River Fire (#362), which started by lightning on June 23rd, is estimated at 14,187 acres, as of Tuesday night. It is located 40 miles southeast of Tok. This fire is burning west of the Nabesna River, approximately 9… Read More ›
Wildland Fire reported in East Anchorage
Updated at 7:09 Firefighting efforts stopped the spread of the fire in East Anchorage as it moved into hardwoods. The Alaska Division of Forestry says the fire is 20 percent contained. An evacuation order for nearby residents has been canceled…. Read More ›
Nugget Creek Fire Update for 6-30-19
The Nugget Creek Fire (#323) yesterday burned three miles along a ridge paralleling the Chena River near Mile 37.7. The Fairbanks area Alaska Division of Forestry dispatched two engines and four firefighters to monitor the fire. They remained on scene… Read More ›
Rainbow 2 Fire shows no growth
The Rainbow 2 Fire (#409) near Delta Junction is holding at 150 acres. The lightning-caused fire started yesterday and is located about 15 miles west of Delta Junction and 2 miles east of Delta Creek. It is approximately 8 miles… Read More ›
Smoke Forecast for 6-30-19
CENTRAL/EASTERN INTERIOR: Light winds from the west and south will continue to transport smoke to the east-northeast. The eastern interior will remain warm and dry so fires there should continue to be active. SOUTHCENTRAL: A shift in weather on Sunday… Read More ›
Air Quality Advisories in effect for Southcentral, Central, Eastern, and Western Interior Alaska
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has issued air quality advisories for Southcentral Alaska and for the Central, Eastern, and Western Interior due to smoke from burning wildfires around the state. Air Quality will vary from GOOD to UNHEALTHY depending… Read More ›
Progress Made on Central Interior Fires
Hard work for firefighters in the Tanana Zone in Interior Alaska are paying off. The Zone only picked up one new fire on Thursday, a small, lightning-caused fire on the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge, south of the Yukon River between… Read More ›
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