New fires that started over the long weekend, many due to lightning, raised the number of active fires in Alaska to 214. The largest response is on the 50,000 acre Clear Fire west of Anderson, where activity has increased over the last couple of days.
Among lighting-caused fires that started Monday were two in the Delta Junction area. State Forestry fire information officer Sam Harrell says the Gold Hub Fire and the Gilles Creek Fire are in full fire suppression zones near the Pogo Gold Mine north of Delta. Both fires were hit with retardant and water drops.
Longer term responses continue on about a dozen other fires. The largest operation is on the over 50-thousand-acre Clear Fire west of Anderson, where fire behavior analyst Forest Ownbey says burn activity has increased the last couple of days. “As you keep going south along the Teklanika River, the fire has a big head going south there where a lot of activity has continued to move towards the Alaska Range going south there but staying lower on the foothills. It hasn’t really stated climbing,” he said.
Ownbey says the fire was estimated to be about 2 miles west of Anderson and Clear Space Force Station as of yesterday. He says activity is expected to moderate over the next couple of days as higher humidity and slightly cooler temperatures are forecast. Mayor Walker emphasizes that no one is being forced to evacuate but says those who remain in the “Go” area are doing so at their own risk. He says there’s been little use of the Nenana and Tri-Valley schools as evacuation sites.
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