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Threat level low as wildfire nears Alaska hot springs resort MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A wildfire burning near a hot springs resort close to Fairbanks crossed a ridgeline Friday two miles south of Chena Hot Springs Resort, a fire official said. About 100 firefighters moved back to set up protective measures around structures at the resort, along with recreational cabins and a few homes at the end of Chena Hot Springs Road. Residents and gue...

Fire near North Pole nearly contained following aggressive attack John Dougherty © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF Air Tractor fire bomber battling the Brock Road Fire FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - A wildfire off Brock Road near North Pole has nearly been contained. According to Division of Forestry Public Information Officer Tim Mowry, the fire was reported Sunday afternoon and quickly grew from a half acre to over 20 acres. The Fire was burning in black spruce about a quarter mile ...

Alaska Division of Forestry initiates burn permit suspension in Fairbanks area Richard Atkin © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF Smoke from the Haystack Fire north of Fairbanks. This photo was taken from Peger Road in Fairbanks, looking north at approximately 1:00 p.m. Tuesday. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The Alaska Division of Forestry has initiated a burn permit suspension across the Fairbanks area. According to Tim Mowry, Statewide Public Information Officer, Alaska Division of Fo...

Alaska saw a slight uptick in wildfires over the past few days due to weekend lightning strikes. There are currently several active fires in the Fairbanks area, but all are

Crews fully contain 2 Southwest fires June 3rd 10:49 am | Samantha Davenport, Anchorage Daily News     Two fires burning in Southwest Alaska last week have both been fully contained, the Division of Forestry said Saturday. The Pilot Point fire was fully contained around 7:30 p.m. Friday with a total of 3,750 acres burned, said Division of Forestry spokesman Tim Mowry. The fire, which started at a local dump and spread across the tundra, was first reported Monday. Twenty-six firefighters...

Crews make progress on 2 remote wildfires

May 26—Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire that began spreading Monday afternoon just a few miles north of Pilot Point, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The fire is estimated to have spread at least 500 acres by Tuesday morning, but it no longer poses a threat to the village, the division wrote in an online statement. Pilot Point, located on the Alaska Peninsula, is ...

Wildfire season has begun in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. A large fire near Akiachak and a smaller one near Scammon Bay began around May 24.

A crew of 33 smokejumpers and wildland firefighters from the Pioneer Peak Interagency Hotshot Crew have contained 50% of the fire. All immediate threats

Crews tackling Pilot Point wildfire from the air and on land Megan Pacer © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV This image captured by a Federal Aviation Administration weather camera shows smoke from a wildfire burning in Pilot Point, Alaska on Monday, May 24, 2021. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Smokejumpers from the Alaska Fire Service and Bureau of Land Management are responding to an approximately 250-acre wildfire near the village of Pilot Point in Southwest Alaska. The blaze appe...