Smoke from rising fire activity and Canada wildfires triggers air advisory amid cooler weather forecast More firefighters and aircraft are heading to Eagle to work on the Sinnott Fire, while other wildfires in Interior Alaska remain active on what is… Read More ›
Slate Fire
Firefighters are providing structure protection along the Elliot Highway on the Grapefruit Complex
Grapefruit Complex Update, July 1 ,2024 Alaska Incident Management Team 3 Incident Commander- Peter Butteri Location: 40 Miles north of Fairbanks Complex Acres: 55,411 Personnel: 140 Containment: 0% An Alaska Complex Incident Management team took command of the Grapefruit… Read More ›
Firefighters experience success despite challenging conditions
Over the weekend smokejumpers and hotshots were able to respond quickly to multiple emerging fires and prevent them from becoming large incidents, including the Little Salt Fire (#521), and Slate Fire (#509). Because the lightning-caused starts were remote, smokejumpers, scooper… Read More ›
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