FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2015: 1100 hours Tok Area Fires Update for July 11, 2015 (Tok, AK) – Command of The Long Lake Fire has transitioned to Clinton Northway, incident commander of a local Type 3 team. During the… Read More ›
Tetlin Hills
Tetlin Hills and Long Lake Fire update, July 10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2015: 1430 hours Tok Area Fires Update for Friday, July 10, 2015 (Tok, AK) – Firefighting activity has been increasing on the Tetlin Hills Fire and the Long Lake Fires even as fire activity has… Read More ›
Tok Area Fire updates, July 10
Tok Area Fires as of Wednesday July 10, 2015@ 1130 hours No new fires in the Tok area yesterday 403 Tetlin Hills Date Started: 6/20/15: 1800 Current Acreage: 1878 No change Containment: 23% contained Management Option: Full Summary: The combination… Read More ›
Tok Area Fires update, July 9
Tok Area Fires as of Wednesday July 9, 2015 @ 1130 hours Fire acreage levels are still approximately 1 week ahead of 2004 No new fires in the Tok area yesterday CONTACT: Rita Baysinger, Public Information Officer, (303) 345-8576, tokareafires@gmail.com… Read More ›
Tok Area Fires update, July 8
Tok Area Fires as of Tuesday July 8, 2015 @ 1030 hours Fire acreage levels are approximately 1 week ahead of 2004 No new fires in the Tok area yesterday CONTACT: Rita Baysinger, Public Information Officer, (303) 345-8576, tokareafires@gmail.com 403… Read More ›
Tetlin Hills Fire update , July 5
Smoke Could Be on the Horizon from the Tetlin Hills Fire CONTACT: Rita Baysinger, PIO, 303-345-8576 tokareafires@gmail.com (Tok, AK) – The weather in the Upper Tanana is drying out and heating up. With that change comes the possibility of increased… Read More ›
Tetlin Hills Fire update, July 2
July 2, 2015 1300 hours CONTACT: Jim Schwarber, (907) 451-2704, james.schwarber@alaska.gov Tanana Chiefs Crew Brings Their Skills to the Tetlin Hills Fire (Tok, AK) –The Tanana Chiefs Type 2 Initial Attack (IA) crew brings their skills to the Tetlin Hills… Read More ›
Aircraft and dozers continue attack on Tetlin Hills Fire
June 30, 2015: 1000 hours CONTACT: Jim Schwarber, (907) 451-2704, james.schwarber@alaska.gov INFORMATION RESOURCES: Fire Info: https://akfireinfo.com/ (907) 356-5511 Forestry Info: http://forestry.alaska.gov http://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry http://twitter.com/ak_forestry http://www.youtube.com/alaskadnrdof (Tok, AK) –Eight aircraft, including four water scoopers, two Blackhawk helicopters and two lead planes continued their… Read More ›
Tetlin Hills Fire using dozers and scoopers to hold fire after flare up
June 29, 2015: 1200 hours Tetlin Hills Fire Using Dozers and Scoopers to Hold Fire after Flare Up (Tok, AK) – The Tetlin Hills Fire remains at 1800 acres after a flare up of extreme fire behavior on Friday and… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 