Scattered showers and cooler temperatures continue to help moderate fire activity in the Interior, though not every fire has received precipitation from recent storms. An air quality advisory remains in effect for central and eastern Alaska. The northern Yukon fires… Read More ›
Lost Horse Creek Fire
Progress continues on southern boundary of the Lost Horse Creek
Firefighters on the Lost Horse Creek Fire (#296) are making good progress to secure the southern edge of the fire. Crews are mopping up the southeast side of the fireline and going direct on the southwest edge. Masticators have made… Read More ›
Alaska’s Interior sees positive impact of recent rains, air quality advisory continues
There was minimal fire growth in the region and no new fires have been reported from yesterday’s lightning storms across the interior. Burn permit suspensions were lifted for the Copper River and Tok areas due to recent wetting rains, though… Read More ›
Lost Horse Creek Fire crews build contingency line for added safety
Firefighters on the Lost Horse Creek Fire (#296) are assessing structures along the Elliot Highway up to mile 32. Structure protection continues on Middle Fork Road and Lower Haystack. Masticator work started yesterday on the contingency line going west toward… Read More ›
Precipitation, higher relative humidity and cloud cover moderates activity on multiple incidents
Continued scattered showers and thunderstorms delivered precipitation to many fires across the region yesterday. Wetting rains, higher relative humidity and cloud cover moderated activity on multiple incidents, allowing personnel to take direct suppression actions along fire edges. Anair quality advisory… Read More ›
Evacuation levels changed around the Lost Horse Creek Fire from GO to SET
Please join us for a community meeting tonight, August 8 at 6:30 pm at the Haystack Mountain Laundry and Showers parking lot (5001 Haystack Drive). The meeting will be in person and posted on Facebook. (Fairbanks, AK) – Firefighters on… Read More ›
Scattered thunderstorms and moderating temperatures forecasted for Interior Alaska
Forecasted rain and cooler temperatures today are expected to moderate fire activity and smoke across the region, though a Red Flag Warning remains in effect for Yukon Flats due to lightning activity. Air quality advisories are in effect for central… Read More ›
Heavy smoke layer moderated conditions on the Lost Horse Creek Fire
Firefighters on the Lost Horse Creek Fire (#296) continue to extend the control line along the southern edge and are scouting the best locations for contingency lines. Structure assessment and protection was completed along Sharmon Court and fuels reduction and… Read More ›
Single day growth of 35,000 acres pushes year to date total to 110,000 with Red Flag Warnings again today
A single day increase of 35,000 acres on Sunday pushed the total year to date acreage across the 110,000-acre mark. Red Flag Warnings remain for the Central Interior, Deltana and Tanana Flats, Fairbanks and the Middle Tanana Valley, Upper Koyukuk,… Read More ›
BLM closes part of the White Mountains National Recreation Area due to Lost Horse Creek Fire activity
The bulldozed control line is holding between the Lost Horse Creek Fire (#296) and the Haystack subdivision. Crews continue to extend the line to the east toward the Caribou Creek drainage as the fire burns northeast into the 2021 Haystack… Read More ›