More Alaska firefighters have gone to the Lower 48, as wildfires in western states there intensify.
State and federal firefighting agencies in Alaska report that five, 20-person crews were flown south Wednesday. They’re joining over 15 hundred people battling the Pioneer Fire in Idaho.
The agencies report that 2 dozen Alaska smoke jumpers and four crews, were earlier deployed to the lower 48. Alaska firefighting aircraft have also been going south, including helicopters, water and retardant dropping planes.