Weather conditions remained favorable and provided a chance for fire managers to strategically relocate some of the 152 personnel working on the Zitziana River Fire (#133) and Mooseheart Fire (#204) on Tuesday. The two lightning-caused fires started June 4 and… Read More ›
Fairbanks
No new growth reported on Zitziana and Mooseheart fires
Cloudy, damp conditions made for another uneventful day on the Zitziana River and Mooseheart fires west of Fairbanks on Monday. No growth was reported on either of the two lightning-caused wildfires burning approximately 8 miles south of Manley Hot Springs… Read More ›
Smoky conditions expected to continue in eastern and central Interior
Smoke from wildfires in the central and western Interior continues to drift into the Tanana Valley and surrounding areas and is expected to persist into the weekend. The smoke is being produced primarily by the Mooseheart (#204) and Zitziana River… Read More ›
Wildfire near Fairbanks is fully contained; work continues on wildfires in Southwest Alaska
Firefighters completed mop-up work on a wildfire about 15 miles southwest of Fairbanks on Friday. All 62 personnel that remained on the 116-acre Livingston Fire (#113) were flown off the fire early Friday afternoon after it was declared 100 percent… Read More ›
More lightning means more wildfires in western, southwestern Alaska
Wildfire activity in Alaska continues to escalate as a result of thousands of lightning strikes in the western and southwestern parts of the state. Many of the new fires detected Wednesday are in remote areas designated as Limited protection zones and pose… Read More ›
Firefighters still mopping up wildfire near Rosie Creek; douse several small lightning fires around Fairbanks and Delta
Dozens of firefighters continued mopping up a lightning-caused wildfire about 15 miles southwest of Fairbanks on Tuesday while others were kept busy chasing small, lightning-caused fires around the Fairbanks area. As of Wednesday morning, there were still 84 firefighting personnel… Read More ›
Lightning strikes spark dozens of new wildfires across Alaska
After a slow start due to a cool and extended spring, Alaska’s wildfire season has begun in earnest as a result of warmer temperatures that has produced thousands of lightning strikes across the state the past two days. A total… Read More ›
State forestry working to contain wildfires south of Fairbanks and north of Talkeetna
The Alaska Division of Forestry continues to work on containing two lightning-caused wildfires – one that started Sunday southwest of Fairbanks and one that started Monday north of Talkeetna. The 116-acre Livingston Fire about 15 miles southwest of Fairbanks is… Read More ›
Firefighters heading to wildfire threatening hunting lodge north of Talkeenta
Firefighters and two air tankers from the Alaska Division of Forestry are enroute to a wildfire that is threatening a hunting lodge and two cabins on a lake north of Talkeetna. The Prairie Fire was reported just after 3 p.m…. Read More ›
Crews digging in to contain wildfire in Rosie Creek area southwest of Fairbanks
Approximately 80 state and federal firefighters are working to contain a lightning-caused wildfire that ignited Sunday about 15 miles southwest of Fairbanks. A mapping mission late Sunday night estimated the size of the Livingston Fire at 167 acres, about half… Read More ›
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