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Eagle
Complex Fire Update: Alaska Fire Service Contact: Fire Information
National Park Service Phone: 907 547-2310 Weather Allows Direct
Attack on Deer Creek Eagle was blanketed in smoke all day yesterday
due to a welcome inversion. This kept the fire activity to a minimum
on the Deer Creek Fire. Operation plans to burnout from Mission
Creek were canceled with the low visibility and moist air. Given
the advantage of the weather, crews are planning a direct attack
today. There will be 27 personnel in Eagle, along with assistance
of engines, to continue structure protection there. Operations are
working on further development of extending the fire break around
the town of Eagle and the Villages. A new two acre fire, Dewey,
was discovered two days ago. Plans are to suppress this fire as
soon as conditions allow. The Taylor Highway between Tok and Eagle
has numerous areas along its length that can have dangerous levels
of fire activity and dense smoke. Motorists are warned that travel
can be hazardous, despite the firefighters efforts to keep motorists
moving safely, and that they are traveling at their own risk. Long
delays can be expected during the active fire hours of 2:00pm and
9:00pm; some delays have been as long as eight hours. There will
be a community meeting held today at 10:30 at Red Men Hall. The
Woodchopper Fire was low in activity yesterday. Structure protection
is still in place and being monitored by four remaining personnel
at Coal Creek. . The Eagle Complex is made up of 14 fires near the
town of Eagle. Total acres are 503,369. The public is reminded that
there is the potential for increased fire activity today as drying
and warmer conditions return. Fire maps are now on the web at http://fire.ak.blm.gov.
The following fires are staffed: Deer Creek Fire 97,652 with 61
people King Creek Fire 28,768 with 8 people Woodchopper Creek 14,082
with 8 people The following fires are unstaffed: American Summit
10,216 ac. Nation River 52,182 ac. Champion Creek 15,430 ac. Bullion
Creek 7,431ac. Edwards Creek 140,046 ac. Lucky Creek 40,357 ac.
Essie Creek 696 ac. Dawson #31 7,397 ac. Kandik River 60,859 ac.
Unnamed (E of King Creek) 2,234 ac. Indian Grave Creek 24,091 ac.
Dewey 2 ac.
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