Tanana 440 Boat Race occurred on July 23 – 24, 2022 on the Tanana River. Boat racers must maneuver 800 of the toughest river miles in the world from Fairbanks to Tanana, AK. Race organizers and Bean Complex incident management… Read More ›
Alaska Division of Forestry
Clear Fire transitions command to Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF)
Update for the Clear Fire – July 29, 2022 Size: 72,191 | Completion: 77% | Personnel: 140 | Cause: Natural, lightning Today, Friday, at 8:00a.m., an Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DOF) Type 3 team assumed command of… Read More ›
Helicopter flight confirms minimal fire activity on the Bean Complex
On Thursday, the Fire Behavior Analyst, Incident Meteorologist, and operational personnel took a helicopter flight over much of the fire area to assess fire behavior and weather conditions. Fire activity was witnessed as smoldering and minimal. Subsurface hotspots remained scattered… Read More ›
Progress on the Clear Fire
This will be the final update from Northern Rockies Team 1. Zane Brown’s Type 3 team will assume command of the fire tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. “We appreciate the support from communities affected by the Clear Fire. The safety of… Read More ›
Distance and travel times influence crew and equipment movement on the Bean Complex
At the Bean Complex, due to the remote location and travel time to the fires it takes planning two to three days of travel to bring the crews out. The number of people assigned to the fire will gradually decrease… Read More ›
Bean Complex reaches 85% completion
Following weeks of work by firefighters to implement a point protection strategy, where structures are protected but minimum work is done on control lines around the fire’s edge, crews reached 85% completion of these goals. The goals include some fireline… Read More ›
Final update for the Lime Complex unless significant activity occurs
July 26, 2022 Favorable weather conditions received within the last week moderated fire activity and allowed firefighters to complete their work in the Lime Complex. Firefighters shifted their focus to backhauling equipment, supplies and trash by aircraft from Lime Village,… Read More ›
High winds slow equipment removal work on the Bean Complex
After three straight days of warm and dry weather, fire activity continues to creep and smolder without threatening structures or burning outside the established control line or fire’s edge. A trace of rain moved over the complex area since Monday…. Read More ›
Firefighters respond to multiple new fires in Fairbanks area.
Resources provided mutual aid and responded to five new fires in the Fairbanks area on Monday, July 25th. Two fires are connected to downed trees on powerlines, one involved a structure fire that spread into the wildland, one was unable… Read More ›
Repair work completed on Minto Lakes Fire. Keep safety in mind while recreating in the area
Heavy equipment has finished repairing the dozer line around the subdivisions of Hayes Creek and Himilaya. Equipment covered exposed, bare soil from dozer work with logs and branches. Water bars were installed to prevent the effects of erosion and flooding…. Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 