Wednesday’s hotter temperatures brought active fire behavior in multiple areas including on McCoy Creek, Anderson Complex, and the fires north of Old Murphy Dome Road in Fairbanks. Additional resources are being mobilized to the area with sustained hot, dry weather… Read More ›
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Fires more active in Alaska Interior, warmer and drier days ahead
Forecasted warm, drying weather increased fire activity across the region as anticipated. 5 new fires started in the Interior and several staffed fires grew. Additional air resources and firefighters that arrived in the Interior over the weekend helped to hold… Read More ›
Fire activity to increase in Interior Alaska as warm, dry weather returns
Alaska saw a 47,000 acreage increase in acres burned from fire activity over the past week. Since last Monday, roughly 42,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the state igniting widespread wildland fires in the Interior. Fire behavior is expected to continue… Read More ›