Hot, dry weather persists over the northeastern Interior keeping wildland fire activity high today and tomorrow north of Fort Yukon and in Canada. Smoke from these fires has spread across much of Alaska the past several days. A cold front… Read More ›
Boulder Creek Fire
Firefighters continue their work on northeastern Alaska fires.
Smoke from fires north of Fort Yukon and in Canada spread across the Interior and south of the Alaska Range the past two days, but also provided a blanket keeping temperatures cooler and relative humidity higher than forecasted on many… Read More ›
Rains miss northeast Alaskan Interior as fires there continue to burn
Despite much of Alaska receiving rain today, the southeastern Brooks Range, Upper Yukon River, and surrounding uplands continues to be hot, dry, and windy. Gusty northeasterly winds were expected in the southeastern Brooks Range and Yukon Flats. Fires burning in… Read More ›
Wind shift brings smoke from northeastern fires to other parts of Alaska
Saturday’s warm, dry weather across the Upper Yukon River and surrounding uplands increased fire activity on a majority of the fires burning east of the Sheenjek River and along the Canadian border. A shift in the wind Saturday evening to… Read More ›
Red Flag Warnings persist for northeastern Alaska
Hot, dry and windy weather continues to plague the northeastern Interior of Alaska prompting a Red Flag Warning to be in effect until 10 p.m. Saturday. The area along the southeastern Brooks Range from Bettles to the Canadian border, along… Read More ›
Northeastern Alaska continues to be the hot spot for wildfires
The northeastern and central parts of the state continue to be the hot spot for fires – both literately and figuratively. As of Thursday afternoon, there were six of the 84 active fires staffed. All of these fires fall within… Read More ›