STATE OF ALASKA
Update 1 – Tuesday, June 11, 2019 – 2035 PDT
LAKE MINAKOKOSA FIRE (#221)
The LAKE MINAKOKOSA FIRE is located about 50 miles east of Kobuk, Alaska.
The wildfire was knocked down after effective drops from water-scooping Fire Boss aircraft and extensive work completed by the smokejumpers on the north end of the lake. The fire is said to have started at a construction work site and where smokejumpers are working to contain the fire.
There is an estimated 15 acres of tundra and sparse spruce trees burning. They are expecting the fire to be fully contained in a few days.
KUYUKUTUK FIRE (#224)
BLM firefighters responded today to a new wildfire located 17 miles north of Russian Mission. Aircraft from the BLM AFS Galena Fire Management Zone sent an aircraft to check out the possible fire. Once the crew arrived, they observed the fire active and burning through tundra.
The Kuyukutuk Fire | Credit: Tony Chapman of the BLM AFS team
Two fire bosses and eight smokejumpers whom just completed fire suppression on nearby DARBY MOUNTAINS FIRE about 15 miles northwest of Koyuk were diverted to this wildfire. Smokejumpers arrived around 1500 hours.
Fire PIO is unsure if there are any structures or other high value risks in the area.
They are being managed with a strategy other than a Type 1 or 2 IMT assigned:
NORTH RIVER FIRE
The NORTH RIVER fire is burning in the Galena Zone on Bureau of Land Management or known as BLM on their lands, about 38 miles NE of Koyuk. Fire behavior is active with uphill runs, flanking and backing.
SWAN LAKE
The SWAN LAKE fire is burning in lands managed by the Alaska Department of Forestry or AK DOF in the Kenai-Kodiak Area, about 12 miles NE of Sterling. Active fire behavior is with group torching, flanking and backing. There has been 2,547 acres of timber and short grass burned. There is a 0% containment status at the time of this posting.
HOW TO REPORT A WILDFIRE | Call 9-1-1 or 800-237-3633.
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