(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Fire activity continued its downward trend Thursday with a smaller organization taking over the management of the Isom Creek Fire tomorrow morning. Unless conditions change and fire activity significantly increases, this will be the last update for this fire. The fire has moved into an area burned in recent years that reduced the […]
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Isom Creek Fire management to transition to Type 4 Saturday morning
June 26, 2020 
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Management of Isom Creek Fire downsizing Saturday
June 25, 2020 Comments Off on Management of Isom Creek Fire downsizing Saturday
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Fire management on the Isom Creek Fire is scheduled to downsize on Saturday morning because rain, high humidity and cloud cover over the past week have calmed fire activity and allowed firefighters to make significant headway towards containment. The transition from a Type 3 to a Type 4 organization will reduce the […]
Continue reading Supression repair underway on Isom Creek fire
June 24, 2020 Comments Off on Supression repair underway on Isom Creek fire
Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,180 acresContainment: 69%Total Personnel: 151 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Activity continues to ramp down on the Isom Creek Fire with some firefighters taking care of one of the remaining pockets of heat within the fire perimeter while others undertaking suppression repair. On Tuesday, the BLM Alaska Fire Service Chena Hotshots […]
Continue reading Hot spots located, monitored on Isom Creek Fire
June 23, 2020 Comments Off on Hot spots located, monitored on Isom Creek Fire
An infrared (IR) detection flight this morning showed two pockets of heat on the uncontained east side of the Isom Creek Fire. Due to the steep hillsides and the amount of blown down and jack-strawed trees, fire managers will determine if firefighters can safely attack these interior pockets of heat or if they will be monitored. IR flights will continue this week. The fire is 69% contained.
Continue reading Isom Creek Fire response downsized
June 22, 2020 Comments Off on Isom Creek Fire response downsized
Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AK, near Dalton Highway and Yukon RiverCause: LightningFire Size: 12,180 acresContainment: 69%Total Personnel: 249 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Work continues even as management of the Isom Creek Fire downsized from the Alaska Incident Management Type 2 Black team to a Type 3 BLM Alaska Fire Service organization […]
Continue reading Certified Wildlife K-9 Karelian bear dogs used for first time on an Alaskan wildland fire
June 21, 2020 Comments Off on Certified Wildlife K-9 Karelian bear dogs used for first time on an Alaskan wildland fire
The presence of bears near a wildland fire in Alaska is nothing new to the firefighting community, but the use of professionally trained Karelian bear dogs was a first, nationwide, on the Isom Creek Fire (#187), located south of the Yukon River and along the Dalton Highway, during June, 2020. Safety personnel piloted the use […]
Continue reading Solstice fog on Isom Creek Fire
June 21, 2020 Comments Off on Solstice fog on Isom Creek Fire
Update 2:00PM Original Post 11:00am: Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,180 acresContainment: 69%Total Personnel: 249 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Incident command for the Isom Creek Fire #187 will transfer to a local Type 3 organization early on Monday, June 22. The incoming and outgoing teams are working together to […]
Continue reading Isom Creek Fire begins transition to Type 3 team
June 20, 2020 Comments Off on Isom Creek Fire begins transition to Type 3 team
Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,179 acresContainment: 67%Total Personnel: 282 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Wet conditions persist, limiting activity on the Isom Creek Fire #187. Hotshots and hand crews are ready to conduct burnout operations but favorable burning conditions are not likely in the next several days. Six crews […]
Continue reading Rain slows activity on Isom Creek Fire
June 19, 2020 Comments Off on Rain slows activity on Isom Creek Fire
Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,179 acresContainment: 67%Total Personnel: 332 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The Isom Creek Fire (#187) is expected to be less active today as cool, rainy weather moves into the area. Crews are ready to conduct burnout operations, but they will have to wait for dry […]
Continue reading Crews make gains on Isom Creek Fire, bear dogs still at work
June 18, 2020 Comments Off on Crews make gains on Isom Creek Fire, bear dogs still at work
Update 6:00 p.m: ORIGINAL POST 11:00 a.m: Start Date: 06/05/2020Location: 17 miles SW of Stevens Village, AKCause: LightningFire Size: 12,024 acresContainment: 62%Total Personnel: 327 (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – Additional smoke may be spotted rising from the Isom Creek Fire (#187) later today as temperatures warm and kick up fire activity. Firefighters are waiting for the right […]
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