The Roundabout Complex is now 14,206 acres. Firefighters are making steady progress, continuing point protection around critical values at risk. With a warming and drying trend expected this week, crews are preparing for the potential of increased fire activity.
Yesterday, the Northern New Mexico Incident Management Team successfully kept all active fires in the Roundabout Complex within their established perimeters, with the total acreage remaining steady at 13,888 acres. Firefighters continue to use a full suppression strategy, focusing on point protection around critical values at risk.
The Northern New Mexico Incident Management Team assumed command of the Roundabout Complex yesterday and have established an Incident Command Post at the Jimmy Huntington School in Huslia. Fire managers are implementing a full suppression strategy of this 13,888-acre complex that prioritizes point protection around critical values.
The Northern New Mexico Incident Management Team is scheduled to take command of the Roundabout Complex tonight. Several of the positions on the incident management team have been filled by fire personnel from Alaska. The complex is made up of six lightning-caused wildfires near Huslia and Hogatze.
The Plumas Hotshots arrived in Western Alaska on Tuesday to join the eight smokejumpers who have been working on the Richards Fire (#251), located about nine miles west of Huslia.
The arrival of precipitation, coupled with continued cooler temperatures, helped firefighters working in Western Alaska on Monday.
With more than 30 active fires across an area the size of Montana covering Western Alaska, BLM Alaska Fire Service Galena Zone fire managers are prioritizing limited resources based on risk to values and the best chance of success.
With all available Alaska crews either assigned or mobilizing to wildfires, additional assistance is arriving from the Lower 48. This includes the Southwest Type 3 Incident Management Team, which is slated to assume management of efforts to protect Huslia and numerous Alaska Native allotments in the fire area. Many of these allotments are located along the nearby Koyukuk River between Huslia and the affected area.
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