The Alaska Division of Forestry continues to staff three stubborn, lightning-caused wildfires in southwest Alaska as conditions in that part of the state remain warm and dry. Firefighters remain engaged on the 650-acre Molybdenum Mountain Fire (#139) about 20 miles north of the Kuskokwim River village of Chuathbaluk and the 320-acre Reindeer Lake Fire (#191) […]
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State forestry still contending with three wildfires in southwest Alaska
June 12, 2018 
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Wildfire near Fairbanks is fully contained; work continues on wildfires in Southwest Alaska
June 8, 2018 Comments Off on Wildfire near Fairbanks is fully contained; work continues on wildfires in Southwest Alaska
Firefighters completed mop-up work on a wildfire about 15 miles southwest of Fairbanks on Friday. All 62 personnel that remained on the 116-acre Livingston Fire (#113) were flown off the fire early Friday afternoon after it was declared 100 percent contained. The lightning-caused fire started on Sunday in the Rosie Creek area and threatened five […]
Continue readingSmoke from wildfires in western Interior blows into Fairbanks and areas north
July 24, 2017 Comments Off on Smoke from wildfires in western Interior blows into Fairbanks and areas north
No new fires were reported in the BLM Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) protection area on Sunday but two fires burning in the western Interior between Kaltag and Tanana remained active. Smoke from those fires is being blown into Fairbanks and areas north of Fairbanks, a scenario that is likely to continue for the next […]
Continue readingNew wildfires continue to pop up in northern Alaska
July 22, 2017 Comments Off on New wildfires continue to pop up in northern Alaska
Wildfire season continues to persist in northern Alaska with the discovery of three new lightning-caused fires in the BLM Alaska Fire Service’s protection area on Friday. Two new fires were found in the Upper Yukon Zone and one was reported in the Tanana Zone. Surveillance aircraft discovered the Lower Birch Fire (#359) along the Yukon […]
Continue readingState forestry managing 119-acre wildfire southwest of McGrath
June 19, 2017 Comments Off on State forestry managing 119-acre wildfire southwest of McGrath
Wildland firefighters are managing a lightning-caused wildfire that was reported late Saturday morning about 150 miles southwest of McGrath, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The Paimiut Fire, named after the nearby Paimiut Slough, is estimated at 119 acres. Six smokejumpers from the BLM Alaska Fire Service were dropped on the fire Saturday afternoon […]
Continue readingMiddle Yukon Fires/Ruby Area Fires Update; July 17
July 17, 2015 Comments Off on Middle Yukon Fires/Ruby Area Fires Update; July 17
Middle Yukon Fires/Ruby Area Fires Update July 17, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer: Mike Johnson Phone: 907-987-9838 *Note–we cannot access the voicemail What: Middle Yukon Fires/Ruby Area Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires are located near Ruby, Alaska on the Galena Fire Management Zone and the western end of the Tanana Zone. The […]
Continue readingMiddle Yukon Fires update; July 15
July 15, 2015 Comments Off on Middle Yukon Fires update; July 15
Middle Yukon Fires Update July 15, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer: Mike Johnson Phone: 907-987-9838 What: Middle Yukon Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires are located near Ruby, Alaska on the Galena Fire Management Zone and the western end of the Tanana Zone. The major firefighting efforts at this time are concentrated on […]
Continue readingGalena Area Fires update, July 14
July 14, 2015 Comments Off on Galena Area Fires update, July 14
July 14, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer: Mike Johnson Phone: 907-987-9838 What: Galena Zone Fires Cause: Lightning Location: A series of fires are located near Ruby, Alaska on the Galena Fire Management Zone and the western end of the Tanana Zone. The major firefighting efforts at this time are concentrated on 3 fires on the […]
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