Eleven new lightning-caused fires were discovered in the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Southwest Area on Friday and more new fires are anticipated as a result of thousands of lightning strikes over the past three days. More than 1,500 lightning strikes were recorded in Alaska on Friday, down considerably from the two days previous when 10,000 […]
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Southwest Area Wildfire Update: More new lightning-caused fires; firefighters protecting two gold mines, one village, cabins and allotments
July 13, 2019 
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Wildfire near village on Kuskokwim River draws vigorous response from state forestry
June 1, 2019 Comments Off on Wildfire near village on Kuskokwim River draws vigorous response from state forestry
Wildland firefighters are working to contain and mop up an 80-acre wildfire reported Friday afternoon in western Alaska near the village of Napaimute on the Kuskokwim River. The Kolmakof River Fire was reported by local residents and passing aircraft at approximately 4:40 p.m. as a 5-acre wildfire burning on the north bank of the river […]
Continue readingState forestry still contending with three wildfires in southwest Alaska
June 12, 2018 Comments Off on State forestry still contending with three wildfires in southwest Alaska
The Alaska Division of Forestry continues to staff three stubborn, lightning-caused wildfires in southwest Alaska as conditions in that part of the state remain warm and dry. Firefighters remain engaged on the 650-acre Molybdenum Mountain Fire (#139) about 20 miles north of the Kuskokwim River village of Chuathbaluk and the 320-acre Reindeer Lake Fire (#191) […]
Continue reading Wildfire near Fairbanks is fully contained; work continues on wildfires in Southwest Alaska
June 8, 2018 Comments Off on Wildfire near Fairbanks is fully contained; work continues on wildfires in Southwest Alaska
Firefighters completed mop-up work on a wildfire about 15 miles southwest of Fairbanks on Friday. All 62 personnel that remained on the 116-acre Livingston Fire (#113) were flown off the fire early Friday afternoon after it was declared 100 percent contained. The lightning-caused fire started on Sunday in the Rosie Creek area and threatened five […]
Continue readingLightning sparks five new wildfires in Southwest Alaska
June 5, 2018 Comments Off on Lightning sparks five new wildfires in Southwest Alaska
Fire managers with the Alaska Division of Forestry on Tuesday reported at least five new lightning-caused wildfires in the Southwest Area around McGrath and are anticipating more new starts to pop up as a result of lightning activity the past two days. Three of the new fires were staffed with firefighting personnel while the remaining […]
Continue readingWork nearing completion on two Southwest Area fires
June 21, 2017 Comments Off on Work nearing completion on two Southwest Area fires
Weather permitting, firefighters will be released this weekend from the only two wildfires still being staffed in the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Southwest Area between McGrath and Dillingham. Tentative demobilization is scheduled for Friday for the 42 personnel on the 220-acre Paimiut Fire approximately 20 miles southeast of Holy Cross. The 33 personnel still working […]
Continue readingState forestry managing 119-acre wildfire southwest of McGrath
June 19, 2017 Comments Off on State forestry managing 119-acre wildfire southwest of McGrath
Wildland firefighters are managing a lightning-caused wildfire that was reported late Saturday morning about 150 miles southwest of McGrath, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The Paimiut Fire, named after the nearby Paimiut Slough, is estimated at 119 acres. Six smokejumpers from the BLM Alaska Fire Service were dropped on the fire Saturday afternoon […]
Continue readingOnly one staffed fire left in Southwest Area around McGrath
June 16, 2017 Comments Off on Only one staffed fire left in Southwest Area around McGrath
Firefighting personnel on one of the two remaining staffed fires in the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Southwest Area were demobilized on Friday and the one remaining staffed fire will be downsizing this weekend. More than a dozen wildfires were started by lighting between June 4-7 in the Southwest Area, which encompasses 88 million acres between […]
Continue reading Work on wildfires in Southwest Alaska is nearly complete
June 15, 2017 Comments Off on Work on wildfires in Southwest Alaska is nearly complete
Firefighting personnel are completing mop up work on the only two remaining staffed fires in the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Southwest Area between Dillingham and McGrath. More than dozen wildfires were started by lightning more than a week ago but rain and the work by firefighters have brought them under control. The 72 personnel assigned […]
Continue reading Firefighters still mopping up two wildfires in Southwest Alaska
June 14, 2017 Comments Off on Firefighters still mopping up two wildfires in Southwest Alaska
Firefighters continue mopping up two of the more than dozen wildfires that were started by lightning more than a week ago in the Alaska Division of Forestry’s Southwest Area between Dillingham and McGrath. Sixty personnel are still assigned to the 2,653-acre Bell Creek Fire burning near the village of Crooked Creek on the Kuskokwim River. […]
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