4 p.m. June 13, 2016 – The last two crews working on a wildfire in a remote part of southwest Alaska were scheduled to be demobilized today. The 9,607-acre Medfra Fire, which started on May 29 as the result of… Read More ›
Alaska Division of Forestry
Rain aids suppression efforts on Warren Creek Fire in northwest Alaska
3:30 p.m. June 13, 2016 – The more than 150 wildland firefighters working to suppress the Warren Creek Fire burning in northwest Alaska received assistance from Mother Nature in the form of light rain Sunday night and Monday to help prevent… Read More ›
Warren Creek Fire shows minimal growth on Sunday; now approximately 3,500 acres
June 12, 2016 – A wildfire burning in a remote part of northwest Alaska has more than doubled in size but was still not posing a threat to any villages in the area. The Warren Creek Fire is now estimated… Read More ›
Warren Creek Fire now over 1,000 acres; still growing but moving to northwest
June 11, 2016 – The Warren Creek Fire burning in northwest Alaska continues to grow but the fire is now moving away from the villages of Kobuk and Shungnak. The fire was estimated at 1,174 acres as of late Friday… Read More ›
Division of Forestry monitoring wildfire in Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
June 3 – A small wildfire burning in a remote part of the the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Alaska is being monitored by the Alaska Division of Forestry with assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…. Read More ›
Rain slows spread of 10,500-acre Medfra Fire in Southwest Alaska
A wildfire burning in remote Southwest Alaska is now estimated at almost 10,500 acres but fire behavior has moderated considerably as a result of rain, cooler temperatures and rising relative humidity. The latest acreage estimate for the Medfra Fire as… Read More ›
Medfra and Berry Creek fires merge; now estimated at 8,130 acres
Two wildfires burning in a remote part of Southwest Alaska have merged into one larger fire and firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are focusing on protection of Native allotments and any structures that may be in the area…. Read More ›
Alaska wildland fires from 2015 still pose risks this year
A year after the second-largest fire season on record in Alaska, the 2015 fire season is still smoking. The Alaska Division of Forestry has detected 16 “holdover” fires so far this season, including one on Saturday that ignited the 8,130-acre… Read More ›
Medfra Fire now estimated at 2,000 acres but likely much larger
A wildfire burning in a remote part of Southwest Alaska has grown to at least 2,000 acres and fire managers with the Alaska Division of Forestry are still trying to get a firm handle on the size of the fire…. Read More ›
Medfra Fire grows to 1,650 acres; expected to merge with second fire today
A wind-driven wildfire in a remote part of Southwest Alaska had grown to at least 1,650 acres as of Sunday night and is expected to merge with another, smaller wildfire burning 3-4 miles to the north sometime today. The Alaska… Read More ›
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