July 25th, 1912
White Mountains National Recreation Area reopens due to reduced wildfire activity from the Globe Fire
Fire closure order rescinded. Public access restored to popular trails and cabins near Wickersham Dome FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Due to reduced wildland fire activity associated with the Globe Fire (#253), the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office rescinded the fire closure for the western portion of the White Mountains National Recreation Area […]
UAF invites people to take a wildfire walk
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will celebrate a new interpretive trail July 11 at the 2021 Yankovich Road Fire site, where 3.5 acres burned within 100 yards of a neighborhood. The Wildfire Walk educates visitors about the fire site through nine interpretive signs describing the relationship between wildfire and the boreal forest, fire science and climate change, […]
Wet weather continues Saturday as Idaho Team 1 IMT 3 prepares to take command of McDonald Fire
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Overnight the weather stations in the area of the McDonald Fire received a half inch of rain. This, along with the precipitation and cool temperatures on Friday, moderated fire behavior and there was minimal perimeter growth. Saturday, Idaho Team 1 IMT 3 shadowed the BLM Alaska Fire Service Type 3 organization to prepare […]