Firefighters continue to make progress and get close to containment of three staffed fires in the Yukon Flats. This will be the last update on these fires unless conditions significantly change.
Isom Creek Fire
Solstice fog on Isom Creek Fire
Update 2:00PM Original Post 11:00am: Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,180 acresContainment: 69%Total Personnel: 249 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Incident command for the Isom Creek Fire #187 will transfer to a local Type 3… Read More ›
Isom Creek Fire begins transition to Type 3 team
Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,179 acresContainment: 67%Total Personnel: 282 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Wet conditions persist, limiting activity on the Isom Creek Fire #187. Hotshots and hand crews are ready to conduct burnout… Read More ›
Rain slows activity on Isom Creek Fire
Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,179 acresContainment: 67%Total Personnel: 332 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The Isom Creek Fire (#187) is expected to be less active today as cool, rainy weather moves into the area…. Read More ›
Crews make gains on Isom Creek Fire, bear dogs still at work
Update 6:00 p.m: ORIGINAL POST 11:00 a.m: Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,024 acresContainment: 62%Total Personnel: 327 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Additional smoke may be spotted rising from the Isom Creek Fire (#187) later… Read More ›
Isom Creek Fire uses minimum impact suppression tactics in refuge
Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,024 acresContainment: 44%Total Personnel: 336 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Firefighters continue to gain ground, closing the gap in the western containment line and constructing line on other parts of… Read More ›
Karelian bear dogs and weather aid crews on Isom Creek Fire
Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,024 acresContainment: 44% Total Personnel: 356 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Firefighters continue to make good progress to suppress the Isom Creek Fire (#187) aided by relatively cool temperatures, high humidity,… Read More ›
Crews increase containment on Isom Creek Fire
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The Isom Creek Fire (#187) did not grow despite dry thunderstorm activity with strong winds on the ridge tops Sunday. An increase in relative humidity is helping firefighters make large gains on containment, which is now estimated… Read More ›
Extreme Thunderstorms Forecast for Isom Creek
UPDATE 12:20 p.m. : ORIGINAL POST: Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,024 acresContainment: 26%Total Personnel: 357 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – A Red Flag Warning was issued Sunday for extreme fire weather due to persistent… Read More ›
Winds challenge fire crews and send smoke to Dalton Highway
Start Date: 06/05/2020 Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AK Cause: Lightning Fire Size: 11,665 acres Containment: 30% Total Personnel: 294 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – An earlier than usual wind shift during a burn out operation on the Isom… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 