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 ›
Sandpiper Fire
Wildland Fire roundup for Saturday, May 30th
11:30 a.m. – The military reported a fire off of the Oklahoma Impact Area 25 miles west of Delta Junction Friday evening. Smokejumpers along with air attack, tankers and scooper planes responded to suppress the 20-acre fire. The Alaska Fire… Read More ›