Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AK, near Dalton Highway and Yukon RiverCause: LightningFire Size: 12,180 acresContainment: 69%Total Personnel: 249 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Work continues even as management of the Isom Creek Fire downsized from the Alaska Incident Management Type 2 Black team to a Type 3 BLM Alaska Fire Service organization […]
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Isom Creek Fire grows significantly, crosses Dalton Highway
June 7, 2020 
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June 7, 2020 – The Isom Creek Fire (#187) grew exponentially Saturday evening and crossed the Dalton Highway south of the Yukon River crossing. Despite two days of an aggressive air attack on the fire in the form of water-scoopers, air retardant tankers and helicopters with water buckets, the fire became very active in the […]
Continue reading Trumpeter Fire in Point MacKenzie 25% contained; firefighters making good progress
April 30, 2020 Comments Off on Trumpeter Fire in Point MacKenzie 25% contained; firefighters making good progress
An approximately 120-acre wildfire burning in the Point MacKenzie area of the Mat-Su Valley is 25 percent contained and more than 50 firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are continuing work to increase containment. The Trumpeter Fire is burning in a remote area off South Trumpeter Drive in Point MacKenzie, approximately 20 miles southwest […]
Continue reading Mat-Su firefighters responding to second grass fire in two days in Point MacKenzie area
April 29, 2020 Comments Off on Mat-Su firefighters responding to second grass fire in two days in Point MacKenzie area
UPDATE – 10 p.m. – Firefighters are making good progress getting a hose line around the perimeter of the Trumpeter Fire. The latest size estimate is 50 acres and the fire is 25% contained. A second helicopter has been added to assist with suppression efforts. Structure protection measures have been put in place for the […]
Continue reading State forestry battling small wildfire near Eagle River
August 5, 2019 Comments Off on State forestry battling small wildfire near Eagle River
Wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are responding to a small wildfire in Chugach State Park near the South Fork Eagle River Trailhead off Hiland Road. The South Fork Fire (#701) was reported at 12:50 a.m. on Monday as a 100-foot-by-100-foot creeping fire. An engine crew from the Mat-Su Area Forestry office in […]
Continue readingSwan Lake Fire transitions to Type 2 incident management team; crews continue prep work
June 18, 2019 Comments Off on Swan Lake Fire transitions to Type 2 incident management team; crews continue prep work
Fire growth on the Swan Lake Fire burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge was moderated by the cloud cover n Monday. Limited expansion occurred in the areas mostly to the north and northwest where the black spruce stands remain receptive to fire growth. The fire area remains at an estimated 12,782 acres according to […]
Continue reading Swan Lake Fire continues to grow; crews working to strengthen indirect lines
June 14, 2019 Comments Off on Swan Lake Fire continues to grow; crews working to strengthen indirect lines
Yesterday, west winds pushed the lightning-caused Swan Lake Fire further east into the Dave Spencer Unit of the Kenai Wilderness, resulting in an increase in acreage of about 1,400 acres. The fire is now mapped at an estimated 8,400 total acres, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. Crews observed shifting winds throughout the day […]
Continue reading Lightning ignites multiple wildfires on Kenai Peninsula
June 6, 2019 Comments Off on Lightning ignites multiple wildfires on Kenai Peninsula
More than 50 wildland firefighters are responding to a 121-acre wildfire on the Kenai Peninsula, one of several wildfires on the Peninsula started by lightning associated with afternoon thunderstorms Wednesday. The Tustumena Lake Fire (#179) is located in the Caribou Hills approximately 30 miles south of Soldotna. The fire was discovered at 6 p.m. by […]
Continue reading Burn operations continue on Oregon Lakes Fire
May 15, 2019 Comments Off on Burn operations continue on Oregon Lakes Fire
Firefighters took advantage of northerly winds that pushed smoke and flames south toward the Oregon Lakes Fire while conducting a burnout Tuesday evening. Work will continue today to fortify this new burned area. Aided by heavy equipment, crews will extend the line farther west past Douglas Creek. The goal is to remove the burnable vegetation […]
Continue reading Five Alaska wildfire crews heading south to assist in western states
July 10, 2018 Comments Off on Five Alaska wildfire crews heading south to assist in western states
With wildfire season cooling down in Alaska and heating up in the western United States, the Alaska Division of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service are deploying a handful of initial attack crews to the Lower 48 to assist with firefighting efforts there. Five initial attack crews will board a National Interagency Coordination Center jet in […]
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