A rapidly growing wildfire approximately 8 miles southeast of Tok is moving toward the Tok Cutoff Highway and firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are doing everything they can to keep it south of the Tok River and reaching… Read More ›
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Lightning strikes ignite more than 40 new fires across Interior
Lightning strikes sparked more than three dozen new wildfires across the Interior on Wednesday afternoon and more fires are being reported Thursday as a result of those strikes. The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center in Fairbanks reported almost 7,200 lightning strikes… Read More ›
All-woman engine crew makes history on Tetlin River Fire
Alaska wildland firefighting history was recently made on the 818-acre Tetlin River Fire south of Tok when three women from the Alaska Division of Forestry, Copper River Area office formed what is believed to be the first all-female engine crew… Read More ›
Tetlin River Fire expected to be fully contained this weekend
July 1 – Full containment of the 818-acre Tetlin River Fire near Tok is anticipated by this weekend, according to fire managers with the Alaska Division of Forestry. There are still approximately 100 personnel working on the fire but that… Read More ›
Tetlin River Fire near Tok now 75 percent contained
The 818-acre Tetlin River Fire near Tok is now 75 percent contained and management of the fire is scheduled to be turned over to the local Tok Area State Forestry office on Saturday. As of Tuesday morning, there were still… Read More ›
Tetlin River Fire near Tok now 50 percent contained; crews still mopping up
The 818-acre Tetlin River Fire is now 50 percent contained and crews are continuing mop-up operations on the wildfire approximately 20 miles south of Tok, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The fire received significant precipitation on Sunday, the… Read More ›
Tetlin River Fire now 25 percent contained; mop-up work continues
The 818-acre Tetlin River Fire south of Tok is now 25 percent contained and crews continued to increase mop-up depth around the fire on Thursday, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. Firefighters succeeded in getting a hose line put… Read More ›
Better mapping results in 200-acre decrease in Tetlin River Fire; crews continue mopping up
June 22, 2016 – Due to more accurate mapping, the Tetlin River Fire south of Tok is actually about 200 acres smaller than previously estimated. A mapping mission on Tuesday showed that the fire is actually 818 acres instead of… Read More ›
Crews still contending with hot, dry, windy weather on Tetlin River Fire
Wildland firefighters battling the 1,000-acre Tetlin River Fire south of Tok continued to make good progress putting in containment lines around the perimeter of the 1,000-acre Tetlin River Fire about 20 miles south of Tok on Tuesday but they are… Read More ›
Cooler, cloudier weather helping firefighters get handle on 1,000-acre Tetlin River Fire
Wildland firefighters took advantage of cooler, cloudier weather on Monday to start putting in containment lines around the perimeter of the 1,000-acre Tetlin River Fire about 20 miles south of Tok. The fire did not receive any precipitation on Sunday… Read More ›
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