Fire officials remain cautious because they know it’s possible that hot and dry weather could return. Officials say that’s happened in past fire seasons that look a lot like this one.
State and federal agencies are sending some crews home, but officials warn that the fires could come roaring back after a day or two of dry, warm weather.
Harrell says all of that changed over the past week or so after thunderstorms that had been spawning dry lightning finally began to produce rain.In response to the change in weather, officials reduced the fire danger level in many areas and lifted the statewide emergency burn ban. That’s what happening with the Lime Complex, a series of 18 wildfires that have burned more than 865,000 acres in southwest Alaska. Harrell says forestry officials also hope to soon take over management of the 38,000-acre Minto Lakes Fire, northwest of Fairbanks.
The cool weather has slowed the 72,000 acre Clear Fire that’s burning west of Anderson. And Harrell says fire officials there want to take the opportunity to limit the fire’s growth.
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