Lightning has officially entered Alaska’s wildfire equation. Over the past two weeks, almost 5,000 lightning strikes have been recorded across Alaska, according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center in Fairbanks, which tracks daily lightning activity in Alaska. That number includes approximately 2,400 lightning strikes recorded on Monday, the highest single-day total of the season. There […]
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Early-season lightning strikes spark wildfires in Interior
May 22, 2019 
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Villages added to federal EFF medical exam schedule
November 8, 2018 Comments Off on Villages added to federal EFF medical exam schedule
The villages of Fort Yukon, Venetie, Arctic Village, Selawik, Minto and Tanana were added to the schedule of mobile medical exams for federal emergency firefighters (EFF) in rural Alaska. The additions to the schedule are (click on links for request forms): Selawik: Dec. 3 (Deadline to turn in Exam Request Form – Kobuk River form […]
Continue readingSmoke from wildfires in western Interior blows into Fairbanks and areas north
July 24, 2017 Comments Off on Smoke from wildfires in western Interior blows into Fairbanks and areas north
No new fires were reported in the BLM Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) protection area on Sunday but two fires burning in the western Interior between Kaltag and Tanana remained active. Smoke from those fires is being blown into Fairbanks and areas north of Fairbanks, a scenario that is likely to continue for the next […]
Continue readingAlaska’s stubborn wildfire season persists with new fires, smoky conditions
July 23, 2017 Comments Off on Alaska’s stubborn wildfire season persists with new fires, smoky conditions
Wildfire season refuses to wave the white flag in Alaska, as two new fires were reported in BLM Alaska Fire Service’s protection area on Saturday, one of which required a response from personnel based in Galena. In addition, a pair of wildfires burning in the western Interior continue to be active and heavy smoke from […]
Continue readingNew wildfires continue to pop up in northern Alaska
July 22, 2017 Comments Off on New wildfires continue to pop up in northern Alaska
Wildfire season continues to persist in northern Alaska with the discovery of three new lightning-caused fires in the BLM Alaska Fire Service’s protection area on Friday. Two new fires were found in the Upper Yukon Zone and one was reported in the Tanana Zone. Surveillance aircraft discovered the Lower Birch Fire (#359) along the Yukon […]
Continue readingBLM AFS busy with Yukon River fires
July 16, 2016 Comments Off on BLM AFS busy with Yukon River fires
July 16, 2016 – The BLM Alaska Fire Service has been busy with fires along the Yukon River corridor that were threatening structures upriver from Rampart and burning near a Bible camp downriver from Tanana. A load of eight smokejumpers are divided between the Telegraph (#532) and the Telegraph 2 (#534) fires that are one […]
Continue readingTanana area fires update, Aug. 2
August 2, 2015 Comments Off on Tanana area fires update, Aug. 2
Special Announcement: Today is the FINAL update for the Tanana Area Fires. The incident containment goals have been met and incident objectives achieved. Special Announcement: The last public meeting to provide fire information will be noon Monday, Aug 3 at the Tanana Community Center. Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 498,043 Cause: […]
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August 1, 2015 Comments Off on Tanana area fires update, Aug. 1
Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 497,665 Cause: Lightning Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 183,448 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,378 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,666 acres Kokrine (~50 mi. W Tanana) ~4,811 acres; Bering Creek (37 mi. SW Tanana) ~238,953 acres NOTE: Hay Slough Fire […]
Continue readingTanana area fires update, July 31
July 31, 2015 Comments Off on Tanana area fires update, July 31
Special Announcements: Please note: Fire Information has a new phone number: 907-799-4212. Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 496,813 Cause: Lightning Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 183,444 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,378 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,612 acres Kokrine (~50 mi. W Tanana) […]
Continue readingTanana area fires update, July 30
July 30, 2015 Comments Off on Tanana area fires update, July 30
Tanana Area Fire Facts at a Glance TOTAL ACRES: 496,131 Cause: Lightning Spicer Creek (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 183,415 acres; Harper Bend (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,378 acres Moose Point (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,612 acres Kokrine (~50 mi. W Tanana) ~4,811 acres; Bering Creek (37 mi. SW Tanana) ~237,906 acres NOTE: Hay Slough […]
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