The 3,288-acre Nelchina Glacier Fire (#226) showed little growth over the past 24 hours due in part to the extensive use of retardant dropping aircraft and water dropping helicopters and cooler weather over the fire area. Retardant aircraft from Palmer… Read More ›
🔥 Nelchina Glacier Fire (#226)📍 Location: Glenn Highway near milepost 128 – Cause: Lightning – Acres: 3,300 – Containment: 0%🔸 Crews are constructing mastication line along an airstrip near mile marker 128 of the Glenn Highway and keep fire south… Read More ›
The Oskawalik Fire, is currently estimated at 1,800 acres and 70% contained. The fire, located just south of Crooked Creek, has shown minimal growth over the past 24 hours. Crews are focused on securing the fire’s edge and putting out… Read More ›
Smoke from the Nelchina Fire continues to be visible from the Glenn Highway near mile marker 128 as the fire remains active on the northern and eastern perimeters. The fire has grown to 3,000 acres and continues to move to… Read More ›
With the help of cooler weather patterns and strong efforts from hand crews, containment has reached 60% on the Oskawalik Fire (#122), burning 9 miles south Crooked Creek in southwest Alaska. No new fire growth was reported overnight. Crews, with… Read More ›
Yesterday, fire activity was reduced as cloud cover blanketed the fire, and humidity rose allowing firefighters the opportunity to make good progress towards protection objectives on the 2,525 acre Nelchina Glacier Fire (#226), 4 miles south of Eureka Roadhouse on… Read More ›
The Oskawalik Fire (#122), burning 9 miles south of Crooked Creek continues to stay within the fire perimeter because of the diligence and hard work by firefighters assigned. The fire showed very little growth over the past day allowing fire… Read More ›
The 2,525-acre Nelchina Glacier Fire (#226) continues to be highly visible along the Glenn Highway near the Eureka Roadhouse as the fire burns in a northerly direction fueled by black spruce and tundra. Fire crews will continue to place pumps… Read More ›
The 1,779 acre Oskawalik Fire (#122), 9 miles south of Crooked Creek along the Kuskokwim River, exhibited very little growth over the past 24 hours allowing fire crews the opportunity to increase containment to 35%. This morning, as containment… Read More ›
Fire activity on the 750-acre Nelchina Glacier Fire (#226), 4 miles south of Eureka Roadhouse on the Glenn Highway, continues to be active along the northern perimeter and smoke continues to be visible to the public along the Glenn Highway…. Read More ›
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