BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers mobilized Tuesday afternoon for the first time this year for a small fire burning about 13 miles west of Fort Yukon. The eight smokejumpers were able to stop the 1-acre Mink Fire’s movement within a couple of hours and are now in the process of mopping up the fire by […]
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AFS Smokejumpers conduct first fire jump of year near Fort Yukon
May 12, 2020 
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Smokejumpers, Chena Hotshots working on late season fire near the Yukon River Crossing
September 16, 2019 Comments Off on Smokejumpers, Chena Hotshots working on late season fire near the Yukon River Crossing
The Chena Hotshots are mopping up a 7-acre fire that started Friday near the Yukon River crossing on the Dalton Highway about 80 miles north of Fairbanks. Smokejumpers responded to Fire #811, the Smoothface Mountain Fire, after it was reported Friday afternoon from someone at the Yukon River Camp near the river crossing at milepost […]
Continue reading Tanana Zone staffing three fires, monitoring others
July 29, 2019 Comments Off on Tanana Zone staffing three fires, monitoring others
The Tanana Zone has a number of fires currently in monitor status, with crews also staffing three active wildfires: Buster Creek, Little Creek and Grouse fires. Rain and higher humidities have allowed crews to make significant progress in securing all fire perimeters and begin patrolling for remaining hotspots on each fire’s interior. Buster Creek Fire […]
Continue reading Fire activity decreases due to mild temperatures in the Tanana Zone
July 20, 2019 Comments Off on Fire activity decreases due to mild temperatures in the Tanana Zone
Fire behavior in the Tanana Zone was tempered by cloud layers on Friday. As a weather front approaches the central Interior, winds are expected to increase during the afternoon hours. Southwest winds 10-20 mph are expected during the day. Wind gusts up to 25 mph may fan flames on the east side of the Tanana […]
Continue reading Chalkyitsik Fuels Build-up Index hits record high
July 18, 2019 Comments Off on Chalkyitsik Fuels Build-up Index hits record high
Rainfall across Alaska continues to avoid the Upper Yukon zone, with conditions at extreme levels predicted to drive fire activity across the Yukon flats.The Buildup Index (BUI) is the best indicator of seasonal severity and overall flammability in the boreal forest here in Alaska, representing deeper drying in the duff layers and greater fuel availability. […]
Continue reading Lightning delivers another round of fires in northwestern Alaska
July 14, 2019 Comments Off on Lightning delivers another round of fires in northwestern Alaska
Fire season has ebbed and flowed in Western Alaska with lightning delivering another round of fires in the past few days. Lightning ignited 11 new fires in three days within the BLM Alaska Fire Service Galena Zone had that encompasses more than 93 million acres in the northwestern section of Alaska. Of which, three were […]
Continue readingSmokejumpers respond to fire near Koyuk
September 2, 2016 Comments Off on Smokejumpers respond to fire near Koyuk
Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 – BLM Alaska Fire Service Smokejumpers are responding to a fire burning in tundra about two miles east of Koyuk. The fire was reported by villagers at approximately 1:30 p.m. today. Agency personnel flew over the fire and reported the fire as about 10 acres in size, 15 percent active and burning with […]
Continue readingLightning sparks fires over weekend around Eagle
May 26, 2015 Comments Off on Lightning sparks fires over weekend around Eagle
May 26, 2015 1:00 p.m. – Rain, lower temperatures and higher humidity have helped moderate fire weather conditions in much of the state and, for the first time in two weeks there are no Red Flag Warnings in effect. Lightning over the weekend resulted in several starts in the Upper Yukon area north of Eagle. […]
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