No injuries were reported after an aircraft incident during suppression efforts on a wildfire about 120 air miles north of Fairbanks Tuesday afternoon. The airplane was scooping out of an unnamed body of water about 2-3 miles north of the fire when the incident occurred.
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No reported injuries in aviation incident on Birch Creek Fire
July 15, 2020 
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Smokejumpers, aircraft contain 160-acre fire near Unalakleet
June 10, 2019 Comments Off on Smokejumpers, aircraft contain 160-acre fire near Unalakleet
With help from water-dropping aircraft, eight BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers were able to contain a 160-acre fire burning about six miles east of Unalakleet late Sunday night. The South River Hills Fire (#207) was reported by the Unalakleet Fire Chief at about 1 p.m. Sunday. Smokejumpers that were prepositioned in Galena to respond to […]
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