The Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team 1 will turn over command of the Goldrun Complex to a local Type 4 organization at 7a.m., Friday, July 25, 2025
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Suppression repair and clean-up efforts continue on the Goldrun Complex
Crews continue cleaning all spike camps, drop sites and repairing disturbances made during suppression activities on the Goldrun Complex’s nine fires in the Kobuk Valley between Ambler and Kiana.
Mop-up continues as removing gear begins on the Goldrun Complex
Cool wet weather is expected through Tuesday and will aid the firefighters of the Goldrun Complex. The Goldrun Complex, located in the Kobuk Valley, consists of nine fires that continue to smolder and show little fire activity. Back hauling, the process of removing unused and unnecessary equipment, supplies, and trash has begun.
Goldrun Complex shows minimal fire activity and mop up beings
Scattered showers have begun and are expected to continue through Tuesday in the Kobuk Valley, where the nine fires of the Goldrun Complex continue to smolder and show little fire activity. The rain has aided crews as they continue to provide protection for Alaska Native allotments, structures and values at risk and begin mopping up the fires.
Rainy weather expected for the Goldrun Complex
Rain is expected to spread across the Kobuk Valley where the nine fires of the Goldrun Complex continue to smolder and show little fire activity. While rain is anticipated, crews continue to provide protection for Alaska Native allotments, structures and values at risk.
Slow growth seen in the Goldrun Complex
Update acreage for the nine fires in the Goldrun Complex has been hard to obtain due to persistent cloud cover; however, members of the Wyoming Type 3 IMT were able to take flight Thursday to map the fires from the… Read More ›
Drone helps firefighters assigned to Goldrun Complex
An unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as a drone, set a record Wednesday when it was flown over the Onion Fire (#433). The flight was the furthest north a UAS has been used for wildfire management by a federal land management agency, according to members of the Rocky Mountain Regional UAS Module.
Rain helps fire crews assigned to Goldrun Complex
Rain continues to reduce fire activity and aid firefighters in their efforts to protect Alaska Native allotments, structures, and other values at risk in the Goldrun Complex. Located in the Kobuk Valley between Kiana and Ambler, the complex consists of nine fires started by lightning that have burned a combined 32,183 acres.
Protection efforts on Goldrun Complex aided by rain
Wetter weather has arrived in the Kobuk Valley where the nine fires of the Goldrun Complex lay between Ambler and Kiana, an area that had not received significant precipitation since late June. This change in weather reduced fire activity and aided firefighters in their efforts to protect Alaska Native allotments, structures, and other values at risk.
Community meeting planned in Ambler; Goldrun Complex fires grow
The Wyoming Incident Management Team will hold a community meeting at 1 p.m., July 15, at the Ambler School (109 Ambler Drive, Ambler, AK 99786). Fire mangers will discuss updates for the Goldrun Complex and be available to answer questions.
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