Activity on a 1-1/2 month old fire burning 48 miles southeast of Galena picked up recently, prompting BLM Alaska Fire Service officials to send 16 smokejumpers Wednesday to protect a cabin and Native allotments from the Khotol Fire (#183). A… Read More ›
Widespread rain has diminished wildfire activity in southwest and western Alaska the past two days, though several fires continue to burn and grow in size. Just about all the fires burning in the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Southwest Area and… Read More ›
Efforts are underway to suppress a wildfire burning about two miles southwest of Anvik. Eight BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers and two water scooping airplanes were busy working on the fire Sunday night after it was reported at about 7:30… Read More ›
Sept. 2, 2016 – Five 20-person rural Alaska Emergency Firefighter (EFF) crews headed south late last week to help work on a handful of wildland fires burning in the Lower 48. Two crews from Chevak and one each from Hooper… Read More ›
July 15, 2016 – For the second day in a row, there were more than 40 new fires in Alaska, most of them burning in a limited protection area in remote parts of the state. BLM Alaska Fire Service will… Read More ›
July 13, 2015 Public Information Officer: Peri Suenram/transitioning to Erin Burkhammer & Mike Johnson Phone: 907-987-9838 What: Galena Zone Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires are located on both sides of the Yukon River within the Galena Fire… Read More ›
Contact: Public Information Officer: Peri Suenram Phone: 907-987-9838 What: Galena Zone Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires are located on both sides of the Yukon River within the Galena Fire Management Zone and the western end of the… Read More ›
Galena Zone Fires Contact: Public Information Officer: Peri Suenram Phone: 907-987-9838 Contact Us: galenafires2015@gmail.com or http://inciweb.gov/incident/4327/ CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK AT GALENA FIRES Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires on both sides of the Yukon River within the… Read More ›
June 29, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer: Bob MacGregor Phone: 907-987-9838 *Note New Phone* What: Galena Zone Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires on both sides of the Yukon River within the Galena Fire Management Zone and the… Read More ›
Contact: Public Information Officer: Bob MacGregor Phone: 907-656-6796 or 907-656-8282 What: Galena Zone Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires on both sides of the Yukon River within the Galena Fire Management Zone and the western end of the… Read More ›
