Here are the active fires for Monday, July 18th. Due to time constraints, there have been several fires left off this list:
#BearCreekFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 51 miles SE of McGrath. 598 acres. 0% containment.
Tok River Fire (Credit: Tom Hudson)
#BeaverCreekFire (CO) – Routt NF. 24 mi NW of Walden. Timber and brush. 22, 885 acres. 5% contained.
#BigRiverFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 27 miles NE of Lime Villages. 300 acres. 0% contained.
#BlairFire (CO) – White River Field Office. BLM. 30 miles W of Meeker. Brush and short grass. White River Field Office. BLM. 22,885 acres. 5% contained.
#BogusCreekFire (AK) – Southwest Area Forestry. 15 miles southeast of Kalskag. 3,084 acres. 0% contained.
#ChicagoLakesFire (AK) NEW! Tanana Zone. BLM. 8 miles NE of Rampart. 750 acres. 0% Contained.
#ClavelFire (NM) – Las Vegas District. New Mexico State Forestry. State Lands. 20 miles NE of Roy. Brush and grass. 5,696 acres. 95% contained.
#ClearwaterCreekFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 51 miles northeast of McGrath. 775 acres. 0% contained.
Lava Mountain Fire (Source: Inciweb)
#ColoradoPeakFire (AZ) – Arizona Tucson District, Department of Forestry. 15 miles NW of Tubac. Brush and grass. 1,050 acres. 70% contained.
#DoestockCreekFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 5 miles S of Chuathbaluk. 1,209 acres. 0% contained.
#FeatherFire (CA) NEW! Off of El Capitan Truck Trail. South of Ramona (San Diego County). CAL Fire. 133 acres. Forward spread stopped. 100% contained.
#FleckFire (ID) NEW! Sawtooth NF. 18 miles north of Fairfield. 205 acres. 50% contained.
#FolgerCreekFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 28 miles northwest of McGrath. 3,216 acres. 0% contained.
#FullerFire (AZ) – Grand Canyon National Park. IMT 2. 4 miles NE of North Rim. Timber and medium logging slash. National Park lands. 11,382 acres. 0% contained.
#GeorgeRiverFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 16 miles northwest of Red Devil. 858 acres. 0% contained.
#GweekRiverFire (AK) UPDATE! – Southwest Area Forestry. Started on BLM land 17 miles NE of Akiachak. Timber and grass. Active fire behavior with torching, running and creeping. 1200 acres. 0% contained. 0 personnel or resources. $36,000 CTD. BLM lands.
#HaydenPassFire (CO) – Fort Carson Army Base. Rocky Mtn Blue Team IMT. Started 7/8/2016. 21 mi SW of Colorado Springs. 20 miles SE of Salida. Hardwood slash, brush and tall grass. 16,350 acres. 30% contained.
Fire vehicle on the Hayden Pass Fire (Source: Inciweb)
#HighCreekFire (AK) NEW! Galena Zone. BLM. 35 miles northeast of Huslia. 4,386 acres. 0% contained.
#IsrathorakCreekFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 17 miles northwest of Tuluksak. 8,000 acres. 0% contained.
#OwhatRiver2Fire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 7 miles northwest of Aniak. 1,100 acres. 0% contained.
#PontagFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 75 miles northwest of McGrath. 200 acres. 0% contained.
#ReindeerRiverFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 30 miles southeast of Flat. 9,375 acres. 0% contained.
#RockFire (NE) NEW! Nebraska NF. 15 miles southeast of Ardmore. 309 acres. 99% contained.
Wildland Fire Engine on the Hayden Pass Fire (Source: Inciweb)
#SmithCreekFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 19 miles northwest of Crooked Creek. 3,997 acres. 0% contained.
#SouthForkRiverGeorgeFire (AK) NEW! Southwest Area Forestry. 14 miles north of Red Devil. 527 acres. 0% contained.
#SpringFire (CA) NEW! Sierra NF. 17 miles south of Mammoth Lakes. 174 acres. 80% contained.
#TaylorFire (FL) NEW! FL Forest Service. 9 miles northeast of Sanderson. 880 acres. 80% contained.
#TokRiverFire (AK) NEW! Tok Area Forestry, Department of Forestry. 7 miles S of Tok. 731 acres. 18% contained.
#WallyFire (NV) NEW! Elko District. BLM. 5 miles west of Oasis. 1,556. 40% contained.
Sources: NW Fire Info, CAL Fire, Inciweb, NWICC,, AK Wildfires, AZ Fire Info, NIFC, Twitter and Facebook.
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