Firefighters remain focused on preventing the Rainbow 2 Fire from reaching recreational cabins on Clear Creek northwest of Delta Junction. Mother Nature provided some assistance on Tuesday in the form of light precipitation that fell over the fire, which helped bolster containment and mop-up operations. The Rainbow 2 Fire, which was started by lightning on […]
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Rainbow 2 Fire update July 17: Rain aids firefighters’ containment efforts
July 17, 2019 
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Crews working to keep Rainbow 2 Fire south of Richardson Clearwater
July 16, 2019 Comments Off on Crews working to keep Rainbow 2 Fire south of Richardson Clearwater
The Rainbow 2 Fire northwest of Delta Junction continues to hold on the south edge of Clear Creek and south of the Richardson Clearwater River community, where there are numerous recreational cabins. A reconnaissance flight using infrared technology on Monday revealed some fire activity on the southern end of the east flank where the fire […]
Continue reading Fire use module from Utah takes over Rainbow 2 Fire west of Delta
July 9, 2019 Comments Off on Fire use module from Utah takes over Rainbow 2 Fire west of Delta
A 10-person module of Utah firefighters assumed control of the Rainbow 2 Fire west of Delta Junction on Tuesday. The fire was started by lightning on June 29 about 15 miles west of Delta Junction and has grown to an estimated 5,000 acres, based on a Tueday reconnaissance flight, according to the Alaska Division of […]
Continue reading Smoke from Rainbow 2 Fire west of Delta Junction draws attention
July 5, 2019 Comments Off on Smoke from Rainbow 2 Fire west of Delta Junction draws attention
The Rainbow 2 Fire west of Delta Junction flared up on Friday, producing smoke that was visible from Delta Junction and surrounding areas. The 291-acre wildfire had been quiet for the last few days but the recent hot, dry weather produced an increase in activity on Friday, generating phone calls to the Delta Area Forestry […]
Continue reading Water and BlazeTamer drops keep 220-acre wildfire west of Delta Junction in check
July 1, 2019 Comments Off on Water and BlazeTamer drops keep 220-acre wildfire west of Delta Junction in check
Aircraft pummeled a wildfire west of Delta Junction again on Sunday with water drops, as well as a water enhancer called BlazeTamer, to keep the fire from spreading. The Rainbow 2 Fire about 15 miles west of Delta Junction was estimated at 220 acres following an aerial reconnaissance on Monday afternoon. The fire was started […]
Continue reading State forestry battling 100-acre lightning-caused wildfire west of Delta Juntion
June 29, 2019 Comments Off on State forestry battling 100-acre lightning-caused wildfire west of Delta Juntion
Air tankers and water-scooping aircraft are responding to a lightning-caused wildfire west of Delta Junction across the Delta River near Delta Creek. The Rainbow 2 Fire was reported at 5 p.m. shortly after lightning moved through the area and had grown to an estimated 50 acres by 5:30 p.m. It had grown to an estimated […]
Continue readingFirefighters mopping up small wildfire east of Birch Lake near Fairbanks
May 29, 2019 Comments Off on Firefighters mopping up small wildfire east of Birch Lake near Fairbanks
Wildland firefighters are mopping up a small, remote wildfire reported Tuesday night approximately 7 ½ miles east of Birch Lake, about 55 miles southeast of Fairbanks. The one-half acre Junction Fire was reported to Alaska Division of Forestry’s Fairbanks Area office at around 8 p.m. by air attack personnel returning from the Oregon Lakes Fire […]
Continue reading Early-season lightning strikes spark wildfires in Interior
May 22, 2019 Comments Off on Early-season lightning strikes spark wildfires in Interior
Lightning has officially entered Alaska’s wildfire equation. Over the past two weeks, almost 5,000 lightning strikes have been recorded across Alaska, according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center in Fairbanks, which tracks daily lightning activity in Alaska. That number includes approximately 2,400 lightning strikes recorded on Monday, the highest single-day total of the season. There […]
Continue reading Red flag warning issued for Tuesday as Alaska Type 2 IMT assumes command of Oregon Lakes Fire
May 6, 2019 Comments Off on Red flag warning issued for Tuesday as Alaska Type 2 IMT assumes command of Oregon Lakes Fire
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for dry and windy conditions in Deltana and the Tanana Flats Tuesday, the same day the Type 2 Alaska Incident Management Team (IMT) Green Team will take over the management of the Oregon Lakes Fire. The IMT will develop short and long-term strategies to stabilize this […]
Continue reading Oregon Lakes Impact Area Fire grows to an estimated 3,500 acres
May 2, 2019 Comments Off on Oregon Lakes Impact Area Fire grows to an estimated 3,500 acres
The Oregon Lakes Impact Area Fire near Fort Greely has grown to an estimated 3,500 acres as it continues to move north through grass and downed trees left from a 2013 fire. BLM Alaska Fire Service personnel flew over the fire midday Thursday and reported the fire was backing, creeping and sometimes running in an area that is […]
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