June 28, 2016 – The village of Allakaket will see more activity as BLM Alaska Fire Service steps up its efforts on fires burning in the area. The number of personnel, helicopters and airplanes will increase as BLM AFS installs a Type 3 incident management organization that will coordinate efforts on a cluster of five fires that […]
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BLM AFS increases resources on fires near Alatna
June 28, 2016 
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Alaska wildfire managers still getting handle on extent of weekend lightning bust
June 27, 2016 Comments Off on Alaska wildfire managers still getting handle on extent of weekend lightning bust
Wildland fire managers on Monday were still assessing the damage done over the weekend when more than 60 new wildfires were started as a result of approximately 20,000 lightning strikes, mostly in the Interior. Due to the high number of fires reported across the Interior on Sunday, firefirefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry in […]
Continue readingLightning sparks multiple new wildfires across Alaska; more fires expected
June 26, 2016 Comments Off on Lightning sparks multiple new wildfires across Alaska; more fires expected
Several new wildland fires were reported in Alaska on Saturday as a result of widespread lightning that stretched across the middle of the state from Southwest Alaska to the Canadian border. The state received approximately 8,000 lightning strikes and 18 new lightning-caused fires were reported, according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center. Another round of […]
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