The BLM Alaska Fire Service is working on a 15-acre fire burning 22 miles northwest of Fort Yukon. On Wednesday, a load of eight smokejumpers, two water-scooping Fire Bosses and an air attack airplane used to coordinate the fire suppression efforts responded to the Chandalar River Fire (#175) burning east of the river it’s named […]
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BLM AFS working on fire 22 miles northwest of Fort Yukon
June 6, 2018 
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Alaska’s stubborn wildfire season persists with new fires, smoky conditions
July 23, 2017 Comments Off on Alaska’s stubborn wildfire season persists with new fires, smoky conditions
Wildfire season refuses to wave the white flag in Alaska, as two new fires were reported in BLM Alaska Fire Service’s protection area on Saturday, one of which required a response from personnel based in Galena. In addition, a pair of wildfires burning in the western Interior continue to be active and heavy smoke from […]
Continue readingNew wildfires continue to pop up in northern Alaska
July 22, 2017 Comments Off on New wildfires continue to pop up in northern Alaska
Wildfire season continues to persist in northern Alaska with the discovery of three new lightning-caused fires in the BLM Alaska Fire Service’s protection area on Friday. Two new fires were found in the Upper Yukon Zone and one was reported in the Tanana Zone. Surveillance aircraft discovered the Lower Birch Fire (#359) along the Yukon […]
Continue reading Wildfires have burned more than 500,000 acres in Alaska so far this season
July 17, 2017 Comments Off on Wildfires have burned more than 500,000 acres in Alaska so far this season
Alaska surpassed the 500,000-acre mark in estimated acres burned by wildfires on Sunday. As of Monday morning, 303 fires have burned an estimated 503,257 acres for the season, according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center in Fairbanks. Most of that burned acreage has been courtesy of several fires burning in remote locations in the northeastern […]
Continue reading Northeastern Alaska continues to be the hot spot for wildfires
July 6, 2017 Comments Off on Northeastern Alaska continues to be the hot spot for wildfires
The northeastern and central parts of the state continue to be the hot spot for fires – both literately and figuratively. As of Thursday afternoon, there were six of the 84 active fires staffed. All of these fires fall within the BLM Alaska Fire Service’s Tanana and Upper Yukon fire management zones that are divided […]
Continue readingMid Salcha Fire now 90 percent contained
July 23, 2016 Comments Off on Mid Salcha Fire now 90 percent contained
July 23, 11:25 a.m. – Containment on the Mid Salcha Fire increased on Friday while the estimated number of acres burned decreased. Due to better mapping, the burned acreage total for the wildfire near the Salcha River south of Fairbanks is now estimated at 1,049 acres, down from the previous estimate of 1,164 acres, according […]
Continue readingChange in weather helps firefighters get foothold on wildfire near Salcha River
July 16, 2016 Comments Off on Change in weather helps firefighters get foothold on wildfire near Salcha River
July 16, 5:45 p.m. – Mother Nature continued to aid firefighters working to suppress a wildfire threatening several cabins on the Salcha River south of Fairbanks on Saturday, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. A change in wind direction on Friday afternoon helped push the Mid Salcha Fire away from the river and cabins. […]
Continue readingChange in wind direction pushes wildfire near Salcha River away from cabins
July 15, 2016 Comments Off on Change in wind direction pushes wildfire near Salcha River away from cabins
July 15, 8:30 p.m. – A change in wind direction on Friday helped firefighters keep a wildfire burning south of Fairbanks along the Salcha River from advancing toward several recreational cabins along the river. The Mid Salcha Fire quadrupled in size on Friday from 350 acres to approximately 1,500 acres but west winds pushed the […]
Continue readingAlaska crews spread out across four states in Pacific Northwest
August 20, 2015 Comments Off on Alaska crews spread out across four states in Pacific Northwest
What’s the difference between fighting fire in the Lower 48 and Alaska? Well, there are several differences but one of the biggest is steep terrain, evidenced by these pictures taken by Steve Theisen that show the Allakaket Type 2 Crew working on the Clearwater Complex near Kamiah, Idaho. The Clearwater Complex in northwest Idaho consists […]
Continue readingAlaska firefighters headed to Lower 48
August 13, 2015 Comments Off on Alaska firefighters headed to Lower 48
As Alaska moves into its seasonal rain pattern, wildland fire activity has moderated. The fire season in the Lower 48, however, is in full swing as the National Preparedness Level moved to five, the highest level of planning and organizing of resources in reaction to increasing fire danger. Firefighters from Alaska are answering the call […]
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