It was busy this past week in the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) response area with 28 new fires. Only one required an extended attack, the Mastadon Fire (#131) was discovered on Wednesday, June 3rd. It was called out on Sunday. The majority of the rest were the typical human caused fires, many… Read More ›
The Mastadon Fire (#131) was declared 100% contained at 1:11 PM on Friday. With containment objectives achieved, the Pioneer Peak Hotshot Crew has been released from the incident and will begin refurbishing equipment before becoming available for Initial Attack and… Read More ›
6:30 PM: Thanks to the continued efforts of the Pioneer Peak Hotshot Crew and the Mat-Su Type 2 Fire Crew, the Mastadon Fire (#131) remains at 18.4 acres and is now estimated to be 80% contained as of 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Crews will continue working to strengthen… Read More ›
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