Monday’s damp weather and overcast skies helped to moderate fire behavior on the Boundary River Fire burning approximately 40 miles southeast of Tok. The Boundary River Fire (#362), started by lightning on June 23, is estimated at 15,000 acres as… Read More ›
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Boundary River and McArthur Creek fires near Tok still growing
The Boundary River Fire (#362) approximately 40 miles southeast of Tok has grown to an estimated 8,000 acres, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The fire was started by lightning on June 23 and is burning west of the… Read More ›
State forestry strategizing to manage 1,700-acre wildfire southeast of Tok
The Alaska Division of Forestry is formulating a plan to manage an approximately 1,689-acre wildfire southeast of Tok. The Boundary River Fire (#362) was reported at around 5 p.m. Sunday as a 1-acre fire burning in black spruce and tundra… Read More ›
Firefighters conduct successful burnouts around allotments on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
Fire behavior was active again on Monday and the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) southeast of Tok grew by another 3,000 acres. The fire is now estimated at 18,406 acres, an increase of approximately 3,000 acres. The fire, which started July… Read More ›
Firefighters continue prepping allotments for possible burnout operation on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
Firefighters continue to set up protection measures around Native allotments and cabins threatened by the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) in hopes of conducting burnout operations to widen and reinforce containment lines around them. The latest size estimate for the Taixtsalda… Read More ›
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