Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection is responding to the Last Chance Creek Fire (#305) 4 miles southeast of the Fort Knox Gold Mine mill and 8 miles east of Gilmore Trail above Steel Creek. Fairbanks Area DOF helitack, four… Read More ›
Fort Knox Gold Mine
Firefighters gain ground containing wildfires near Haystack Mountain and Ft. Knox Gold Mine north of Fairbanks
Firefighters from both the Division of Forestry and BLM Alaska Fire Service are making progress containing two wildfires about 20 miles apart north of Fairbanks. Approximately 60 firefighter personnel are attacking the Haystack Fire (#196), is located about one-half mile… Read More ›