(Reuters) – A fast-moving wildfire that has killed one person and destroyed more than a dozen homes in the drought-parched canyons northwest of Los Angeles, had scorched more than 33,000 acres of land by early Monday, fire officials said. Authorities said the so-called Sand Fire grew from 22,000 acres, or more than 34 square miles […]
Fire officials report on Wednesday, that the total fires burning in the state is now at 297. This total reflects three new fires. Included are 45 fires that are currently staffed and 250 fires that are currently being monitored. Staffed fires have burned approximately 461,734 acres thus far, while monitored fires have consumed 1,312,956 acres. […]
Troopers say via the trooper dispatch, that after an investigation of a structure fire by a Deputy State Fire Marshal in Nenana, the fire was ultimately deemed arson and a Nenana man was arrested on Sunday morning. At 5:36 pm on Friday, Alaska State Troopers responded to a structure fire near mile 315 of the Parks […]
Thunderstorms have moved through the Willow area where the 7,500 acre Sockeye Fire continues to burn, and lightning strikes have complicated firefighting efforts, igniting at least two more fires within 20 miles of the original fire fire officials say. By 8 pm on Tuesday evening, the Alaska Division of Forestry had already received reports of two […]