There were over 30,000 lightning strikes in Alaska from Monday through Wednesday.
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Almost 2 dozen human-caused fires mark the start of Alaska wildfire season
Fire managers are encouraging Alaskans to be careful with possible ignition sources, such as chainsaws or ATVs.
What was behind Bristol Bay’s record-breaking fire season
Fires scorched nearly 650 square miles in the Bristol Bay region last year — more than the past 72 years combined.
High positive test rates and village outbreaks signal COVID spread in Interior Alaska
The Fairbanks North Star Borough’s positivity rate — over 15% in some three-day periods — could show that not enough testing is being done.
Wildfires pop up near Chisana and Tanana
Recent warm, dry weather in the interior has resulted in two late season wildfires. State Forestry reports sending fire fighters last night to a 1-acre blaze, located about a hundred miles northeast of Glennallen, near Chisana.
Nearly 2,000 acres in Selawik refuge ablaze; origins of fire unknown
A fire has burned through almost 2,000 acres since Tuesday morning in the Selawik National Wildlife refuge, about 30 miles southeast of Shungnak.
Officials may recharacterize 50,000 acre prescribed burn as wildfire
A prescribed burn on the Oklahoma Range in the Donnelly Training Area near Delta Junction has grown to more than 50,000 acres.