Attack Crew News Today

The Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire, approximately five miles northeast of Healy near Usibelli Coal Mine, increased to 2,031 acres over the weekend.

The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch for the weekend as temperatures are likely to move into the 90s with winds from the south fanning wildfire flames.

Fire crews remain engaged in wildfires across the Interior on Friday. 62,890 acres have burned statewide in 144 active fires.

As expected, hotter and drier conditions are making wildfires more active this week as temperatures rise. Firefighters are preparing for that.

An additional 47,000 acres burned over the past week and roughly 42,000 lightning strikes were recorded in the Interior. About 133 fires are burning in the Interior.

Firefighters are preparing for a high-pressure weather pattern with sustained hot and sunny days starting this week. Fire activity is expected to increase.

Tim Wells, Chloe Lake and Kody Hendrickson received the award for their actions in helping law enforcement manage a fatal accident scene.

MEDFORD, Ore. -- The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is adjusting today for a forecast Red Flag Warning for lightning. Its putting more wildfire fighting resources at strategic locations for fast

Here’s a 7 p.m. photo of the Loon Lake Fire following a ramped-up aerial assault on the 150-acre wildfire burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge that included water drops from two water-scooping aircraft from the BLM Alaska Fire Service and water and retardant drops from an air tanker. The water drops (red lines in…

Firefighters are wrapping up work on two human-caused wildfires smoldering in rural Southwest Alaska, one near the village of Pilot Point on the Alaska Peninsula and one near the village of Akiachak on the Kuskokwim River The Pilot Point Fire (#104) approximately 2 miles north of Pilot Point was 85 percent contained as of Friday…