With many thousands of lightning strikes over the last 24 hours, and gusty winds, red flag wildfire danger warnings remain in effect for a large part of Interior Alaska.
“It was the 10th consecutive day of red flag warnings and that surpassed a nine-day run in 2015,” he said.“It’s still staying far drier than we would like because of the underlying moisture conditions in the soil and the trees and then the fuels,” he said.
Over 2.6 million acres have burned so far this season, and there are more than 250 active fires across the state. As of early Monday, 17 were being fought, including the Minto Lakes Fire north of Fairbanks where information officer Derek Tisinger said the blaze ignited three spot fires south of the Chatanika River over the weekend.
“With the aviation support including fire boss aircraft and helicopters, firefighters were able to pick up the spots and deploy hose around them,” said Tisinger. Tisinger said firefighters also continued to assess and protect 63 threatened structures along the river, the Himalaya and Hayes Creek subdivisions and the Native allotments on the fire’s southwest side.
More than 280 people are working the Minto Lakes Fire, which has burned more than 36,000 acres. Lightning ignited the fire June 21.
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