Despite extreme winds gusting up to 40 mph on Wednesday, firefighters are making progress towards containing two lightning-caused fires burning in the Yukon Flats. For the third day in a row, firefighters battled hot and windy conditions while trying to suppress the 2,709-acre Tiechovun Lake Fire (#304) and the 140-acre Applevun Fire (#305). Neither fire […]
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Firefighters make progress on Yukon Flats fires, demobilize from Zitziana River Fire
July 5, 2018 
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Warm, dry weather increases activity on Zitziana River Fire
June 22, 2018 Comments Off on Warm, dry weather increases activity on Zitziana River Fire
Thursday’s near-record warm temperatures led to an increase of fire activity along the north and northwest corner of the Zitziana River Fire (#133). Late in the afternoon, isolated group torching and some limited spotting was observed along the Zitziana River. The nearby Mooseheart Fire (#204) showed limited fire activity. The two lightning-caused wildfires burning approximately […]
Continue readingFirefighters on Zitziana River and Mooseheart fires continue mopping up, building line
June 21, 2018 Comments Off on Firefighters on Zitziana River and Mooseheart fires continue mopping up, building line
Despite hotter, drier conditions, there was not a significant increase in fire activity Wednesday on two wildfires burning approximately 100 miles west of Fairbanks and 8 miles south of Manley Hot Springs. There was no increase in size reported on either the Zitziana River Fire (#133) or Mooseheart Fire (#204). The Zitziana River Fire remains […]
Continue readingHotter, drier weather could increase fire activity on Zitziana and Mooseheart fires
June 20, 2018 Comments Off on Hotter, drier weather could increase fire activity on Zitziana and Mooseheart fires
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 June 6, respectively. The fires are burning about 3 miles apart south of the Tanana […]
Continue reading No new growth reported on Zitziana and Mooseheart fires
June 19, 2018 Comments Off on 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 and firefighters spent another day mopping up around structures that were threatened by the fire […]
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