A Fire Weather Watch was issued for the Interior as it continues to warm with gusty, southerly winds forecasted for the weekend. The National Interagency Coordination Center is sending additional crews to support Alaskan firefighting efforts. The Alaska Type 2 Incident Management… Read More ›
Aircraft assigned to the Anderson Complex responded to a new start Wednesday afternoon. The Pilot Spot Fire (#325) is about 3 miles north of the Nenana River as it runs along the north side of the Teklanika River Fire, and… Read More ›
A pilot flying to the Anderson Complex reported a new fire start north of the Teklanika River Fire Wednesday afternoon. The Pilot Spot Fire (#325) is burning in mixed hardwoods and spruce and was last reported to be 1 acre…. Read More ›
Great Basin Team 3 will host a community meeting tonight, Aug. 2, at 8 p.m. at the Anderson Fire Station, 911 D Street, to provide an update about the fires in the Anderson Complex. The meeting will also be streamed… Read More ›
Forecasted warm, drying weather increased fire activity across the region as anticipated. 5 new fires started in the Interior and several staffed fires grew. Additional air resources and firefighters that arrived in the Interior over the weekend helped to hold… Read More ›
Alaska saw a 47,000 acreage increase in acres burned from fire activity over the past week. Since last Monday, roughly 42,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the state igniting widespread wildland fires in the Interior. Fire behavior is expected to continue… Read More ›
Cooler temperatures and scattered precipitation throughout the interior allowed Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection to position additional resources in place and firefighters to take direct actions on fires. Existing hazard fuel mitigation treatments are being utilized by operations… Read More ›
The Teklanika River and all residents within 2.5 miles of the Teklanika River, and all residents adjacent to Rose Hip Creek are in Evacuation Status GO. Individuals in this area should evacuate now. Do not delay. The Tri-Valley School is… Read More ›
EVACUATION STATUS: The City of Anderson and all residents that use any road west of the George Parks Highway between Milepost 270 and the Rex Bridge are in Evacuation Status SET. This means you need to be ready to leave… Read More ›
There were 11 new fires Friday, seven in Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection response area and four in BLM Alaska Fire Service response area. There were 819 lightning strikes recorded Friday, considerably less than the previous multiple thousands… Read More ›
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