With all the smoke in the area, you might be wondering where the smoke is come from and how close the fires are.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - With all the smoke in the area, you might be wondering where the smoke is coming from and how close the fires are.
According to the Bureau of Land Management, there are 85 active fires in the state, 60 of which are currently uncontained. In the latest update from the Fire Weather Service in the Tanana Zone, the fire at Hog Butte is burning about 39 miles southwest of Lake Minchumina. This fire which started last Sunday has shown reduced behavior even though the smoke is reducing visibility of the fire. Fire personnel are continuing to service the 28,000 acre fire.
Although there has been no mandatory evacuation orders for St. Mary’s, residents of St. Mary’s, Mountain Village, Pitka’s Point, and Pilot station are relocating voluntarily. A meeting to discuss the latest developments of the fire has been scheduled for today, Monday, at St. Mary’s Elementary School at 4 p.m. Fire officials will give an update on the fire and provide current and future plans to protect the nearby communities.
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