Thank you for reading and following our post! Here is the compiled list of wildfires for the State of Alaska on Saturday, July 6, 2019, for fires greater than 1,000 acres.
1 | .Bearnose Hill Fire – ANCSA lands
Started 6/29/2019. Lightning caused.
1,744 acres. 59 personnel.
Active fire behavior with 50 ft. flame lengths, crowning, running and spotting. Fire fuels include spruce and hardwood mix. Fire moving to the north.
Additional crews arrived o/s today.
Incident #407.
2 | Foraker Fire – Denali National Park
Started 6/26/2019. Lightning sparked.
11,970 acres. 6 personnel.
Some fire activity on the southeast flank of the fire.
Incident #389.
3 | Boundary Fire – ANCSA lands
Started 6/23/2019. Lightning ignited.
15,250 acres with a 250 acre increase on 7/4/2019. 170 personnel.
Crews to engage in direct attack strategies with point protection activities on values at risk. Structure protection in and around homes north of the fire and in Northway.
Incident #362..
4 | Lloyd Mountain Fire – AK State lands
Started 6/23/2019 by lightning.
16,239 acres. 20 personnel.
Fire behavior active increased on the north and east flanks mostly with minimal growth on the interior. Working to prep for structure protection in the north and south areas of the fire.
Incident #361.
5 | Hurst Creek Fire – AK State lands
Started by lightning on 6/22/2019.
39,179 acres. 6 personnel.
Air recon flight this afternoon and in the evening detected increased fire activity with running to the southwest prompting structure protection. Heliltack responded and with remain in the area. Fire has crossed the Dishna River on the northeast corner and western perimeter.
Incident #352.
6 | Chandalar River Fire – Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
Started 6/22/2019 by lightning. 2,004 acres. Acreage increased by 177.5 since 7/4/2019. 56 personnel. Active fire behavior with wind-driven runs to the east.
Incident #349
7 | Hadweenzic River Fire – Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
Started by lightning on 6/22/2019.
27,161 acres. 8 personnel.
Increased fire behavior with short runs and backing. Spreading mostly to the north and east.
Incident #337.
8 | Hess Creek Fire – 29 miles SE of Steven’s Village
NV Type 3 Team 2 on 6/27/2019. | Courtesy: Inciweb
Started on State land on 6/21/2019. Lightning caused.
104,218 acres. Increased by 70,830.5 on 7/4/2019. 70 personnel.
Being managed by an IMT3. If fire continues to grow, concerns for high assets may become threatened which include multiple structures, camps and communication equipment. Burnout operations in effect.
Incident #324.
9 | Nugget Creek Fire – 35 miles E of Fairbanks
View of fire from Chena River | Courtesy: Inciweb
Fire caused by lightning on 6/21/2019. Located on State lands.
6,937 acres. 6 personnel.
Increased fire activity on the interior and burning at a low rate of spread with the west side more actively burning along with uphill runs and backing down the ridge. No structures threatened.
Incident #323.
10 | Shovel Creek Fire – 20 NW of Fairbanks
Lookout keeps watch over the Shovel Creek Fire Courtesy: Inciweb
Fire caused by lightning began on 6/212019.
10,808 acres. 12% contained. 753 personnel.
Fire weather has been consisting of sunny skies, temps in the upper 70’s, lower RH of 38-45% range and winds that were terrain driven.
Working to secure fire perimeter along the east and north along the Chatanika River area.
Command consists of: Deputy IC is Chris Schulte. Incident Meteorologist is Jon Bonk with Fire wx. Fire Behavior Analyst is Dana Skelly assisting with prediction for movement.
Incident #319.
11| Bergman Creek Fire – Central Yukon Field Office (BLM)
Fire started on BLM owned lands on 6/21/2019 by lightning in the Central Yukon Field Office area.
10,889 acres. 16 personnel. Fire behavior has had minimal activity but there is still heat located on the northeastern and eastern areas of the fire.
Incident #312.
12| Black River Fire – Eastern Interior Field Office (BLM)
Fire ignited after lightning hit the area, spark this fire on BLM owned lands in the Eastern Interior Field Office’s response area. The fire started on 6/18/2019.
24,891 acres. 47 personnel. Fire behavior is active with smoldering, creeping, running and torching. It is burning in spruce, mixed hardwoods and tundra.
Incident #255.
13 | Yukon Charley Fire – Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (NPS)
Fire started on 6/10/2019 by lightning.
1,049 acres. 8 personnel. Air recon flight completed and fire is about 30% active with smoldering and creeping in white and black Spruce.
Incident #217.
14 | Swan Lake Fire – 5 miles NE of Sterling
Smoke plume on the Swan Lake Fire 5 days ago | Courtesy: Inciweb
Fire started on 6/5/2019 by lightning and is burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS).
92,657 acres have been destroyed. 14% contained. 400+ personnel assigned. Fire growth on 7/4/2019.
Containment lines are holding in Divisions A, R and K. Div P had growth to the northeast. Air fire suppression activities are primary focus. Crews are continuing to maintain mop up operations north of the Homer Electric transmission line and along the East Fork Moose River. Night shift is patrolling the Sterling Hwy for smoke conditions which AK State Troopers are monitoring and providing traffic control when heavy smokey conditions arise for traffic on the Hwy.
Incident #181.
15 | McArthur Creek Fire – AK State lands
Fire started on 5/21/2019 by lightning. 15,000 acres. 12 personnel assigned. Air recon flight on 7/5/2019 showing high fire growth on the west side of the fire.
Incident #133.
Fire Stats – Current AK Fires Burning
There were 5 new wildfires that occurred within the last 24 hours that were under 1 acre Four of the 5 were human caused. 1 was undetermined and reached a total of destroyed 40 acres. 9 personnel are still assigned to the incident.
There are 20 wildfires that are fully staffed and have a total of 375,620 acres that have been destroyed while there are 94 being monitored for a total of 299,412 acres. 1 of the fires has been put out. There are 2 RX fires for a total of 13,615 acres. The grand total of acres destroyed has reached an all-time high of 688,688.
Of the 374 wildfires, 190 were human caused while 181 were lightning caused for a total of 681,708 acres destroyed.
(c) 2019 NW Fire Blog – Updated 1900 hours PDT
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