Three Alaska wildland firefighting crews headed to the Lower 48 on Friday to assist with wildfire suppression efforts in the western United States. The three crews – the BLM Alaska Fire Service Midnight Sun and Chena interagency hotshot crews and the Alaska Division of Forestry White Mountain Type 2 Initial Attack Crew – boarded a […]
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Alaska crews head south to help fight Lower 48 wildfires
July 24, 2020 
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Isom Creek Fire grows significantly, crosses Dalton Highway
June 7, 2020 Comments Off on Isom Creek Fire grows significantly, crosses Dalton Highway
June 7, 2020 – The Isom Creek Fire (#187) grew exponentially Saturday evening and crossed the Dalton Highway south of the Yukon River crossing. Despite two days of an aggressive air attack on the fire in the form of water-scoopers, air retardant tankers and helicopters with water buckets, the fire became very active in the […]
Continue reading Crews, smokejumpers mobilize for two fires burning near Yukon River crossing
June 6, 2020 Comments Off on Crews, smokejumpers mobilize for two fires burning near Yukon River crossing
8 p.m., June 6 update The fire has impact and crossed the Dalton Highway between milepost 47-52 just south of the Yukon River crossing. The highway is open at this time. Use extreme caution when driving through this area due to firefighting resources in the area. 4 p.m. June 6 updateThe fire is moving closer […]
Continue reading Burn operations continue on Oregon Lakes Fire
May 15, 2019 Comments Off on Burn operations continue on Oregon Lakes Fire
Firefighters took advantage of northerly winds that pushed smoke and flames south toward the Oregon Lakes Fire while conducting a burnout Tuesday evening. Work will continue today to fortify this new burned area. Aided by heavy equipment, crews will extend the line farther west past Douglas Creek. The goal is to remove the burnable vegetation […]
Continue readingWork completed on last staffed fire in Alaska
July 19, 2018 Comments Off on Work completed on last staffed fire in Alaska
With the perimeter 100 percent contained, the remaining 39 firefighters left on the last staffed fire in Alaska will demobilize from the Tiechovun Fire today. The Alaska Division of Forestry’s Type 2 Initial Attack White Mountain Crew and Type 2 UAF Nanook Fire Crew are the last two crews to come off of the Tiechovun Lake […]
Continue reading Firefighters’ work advances despite continued dry conditions in Yukon Flats
July 10, 2018 Comments Off on Firefighters’ work advances despite continued dry conditions in Yukon Flats
Despite the drier than expected conditions in the Yukon Flats, firefighters are steadily advancing toward the goal of having both fires burning since July 2 contained. An estimated 80 percent of the Applevun Fire (#305) is contained while the Tiechovun Lake Fire (#304) is about 25 percent contained. After humidity levels were lower than expected […]
Continue readingSmaller team managing Zitziana River and Mooseheart fires; three new fire starts
June 29, 2018 Comments Off on Smaller team managing Zitziana River and Mooseheart fires; three new fire starts
A small contingent of firefighters remain on the Zitziana River (#133) and Mooseheart (#204) fires Friday morning as command transfers to a Type 4 management organization. Due to forecasted weather and moderating fire activity, fire managers have been reducing the number of firefighters providing point protection for cabins and allotments in the areas around the […]
Continue readingFirefighters mop up small wildfire along Steese Highway north of Fairbanks
June 11, 2017 Comments Off on Firefighters mop up small wildfire along Steese Highway north of Fairbanks
Firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and BLM Alaska Fire Service spent Sunday mopping up a small wildfire near Milepost 63 of the Steese Highway north of Fairbanks. The Little Caribou Creek Fire was reported by a passing motorist at approximately 5 p.m. Saturday. The fire was estimated at 4 acres and was burning […]
Continue readingCrews mopping up 15-acre wildfire next to Richardson Highway near Birch Lake
June 10, 2017 Comments Off on Crews mopping up 15-acre wildfire next to Richardson Highway near Birch Lake
Wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are mopping up a 15-acre wildfire that closed the Richardson Highway near Birch Lake for a short time on Friday night. The MP 308.5 Richardson Hwy Fire was reported by a passing motorist on the north side of the highway at 6:25 p.m. Smoke and flames were […]
Continue reading Wildfire along Alaska Highway drawing swift response from state forestry
June 1, 2017 Comments Off on Wildfire along Alaska Highway drawing swift response from state forestry
A wildfire west of Tok along the Alaska Highway is drawing a swift and aggressive response from the Alaska Division of Forestry. Estimated at 300 acres, the North Robertson Fire is burning in black spurce about 2 miles west of the Alaska Highway near Milepost 1352, approximately 30 miles northwest of Tok. The fire is […]
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