NW9 Incident Management Team Incident Commander – Tyson Albrecht Lime Complex Daily Update July 21, 2022 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… Read More ›
Alaska Division of Forestry
Rain douses Minto Lakes Fire while firefighters continue repair work
The fire had significant rainfall Tuesday night and showers will continue throughout Wednesday. Cool, wet weather continues to damper any heat in black spruce stringers and deep duff pockets of the fire area, interior to containment lines. Today, heavy equipment… Read More ›
Firefighters perform mop-up, backhaul, and suppression repair on Clear Fire
Summary: Suppression efforts continue on the Clear Fire, with firefighters performing actions that minimize potential impacts to structures, infrastructure, and other values. In some areas, the focus has shifted to mop-up, backhaul, and suppression repair. Firefighters are coordinating with incident… Read More ›
Seasonal Weather Patterns are Expected to Influence Future Fire Activity on the Bean Complex
Firefighters have been using the recent cool and wet weather as an opportunity to inventory the equipment and supplies that were rapidly transported out to several locations on the fires during suppression response. Some excess equipment was removed from the… Read More ›
Operations on the Pike Creek/Koktuli River Fires wrapping up
Lime Complex Daily Update July 20, 2022 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 112 resources assigned to the complex, an area… Read More ›
Firefighters utilize heavy equipment to access adverse terrain on Clear Fire
Summary: Northern Rockies Team 1 continues to work toward a comprehensive strategic plan to pass on to the next incident management team and local fire officials. As the access to burned and/or remote areas of the fire increases, collaboration with… Read More ›
All Fires Within Middle Tanana Complex Unstaffed, FINAL Update
Highlights: This will be the FINAL daily update for the Middle Tanana Complex unless notable activity occurs. Any future updates will be made available on AK Fire Info and the Alaska DNR Facebook page. On behalf of Incident Commander Josh… Read More ›
Evacuation downgrades affecting the Chatanika River Corridor.
Aerial view of the Minto Lakes Fire from July 17, 2022 Photo by CIIMT 14 Logistics Chief L. Dirk – while enroute to Rampart.
Suppression Actions Completed on Two Fires in the Bean Complex
Fire activity remains minimal as partly cloudy, dry, and windy conditions moved across the Bean Complex on Monday. The weather stations around the fire area reported rain amounts from .06-.15 inch. The weather is forecasted to be slightly dryer over… Read More ›
Rain plays a role in Lime Complex today
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 115 resources assigned to the complex, an area covering 21 million acres. Each of these… Read More ›