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An Alaska Complex Incident Management team took command of the Grapefruit Complex of six fires burning along the Elliott Highway south of Livengood.
Most of the fires have grown under the hot and dry conditions with predicted wind in the area, more growth is expected. There’s a chance of cooler, moist weather moving into the area starting on Wednesday. While change in weather will bring moisture, there are predicted weather events that will promote extreme fire behavior before the rains are expected. Expect significant delays on the highway due to an increase of fire activity today and predicted weather events throughout the week.
| Current as of | Tue, 07/02/2024 - 18:24 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Anchorage |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 30 miles NE of Fairbanks on both sides of Highway 2. |
| Incident Commander | Incident Commander- Peter Butteri Alaska Incident Management Team 3 |
| Coordinates |
65° 23' 27'' Latitude
-148° 17' 44
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 237 |
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| Size | 58,153 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 0% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 10/30/24 |
| Fuels Involved | Brush (2 feet), Hardwood Litter, Timber (Litter and understory) The Fine Fuel Moisture Code (DC) and Duff Moisture Code (DMC) will remain high for next couple of days for the RAWS stations that are used for fire behavior forecast. |
| Significant Events | The potential burning in the Globe Complex will continue to remain active but slowly decrease as some |
| Planned Actions |
Crews and other resources will continue to prepare site defenses for infrastructure, private homes, the Tolovana Hot Springs Resort, and other remote values are being assessed. Potential sites for a staging |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hrs: As the cloudy skies start to move in the fire area is continuing slight moisture in the fuel beds with the higher Relative Humidity, with occasional precipitation. Relative Humidity is the main factor as it is climbing back slowly with the predicted weather. Burning will continue to decrease on most of the fire area. 24 hours: As a more season weather cycle of cooler temperatures and the start of higher recovering relative humidity., a potential near Red Flag conditions may appear reas that don't get any measurable rainfall still burn. 48 hours: The weather conditions continue to move back towards a near ending cycle with continued lower temperatures and rising relative humidities. Smoldering continues in the fire area as the rise in relative humidity, but unburned fuels can sill be consumed if they do not receive any type of moisture. 72 hours: As temperatures continue to lower, relative humidities rise and some precipitation continues to moves in. Smoldering will continue in areas of unburned fuels in the deep duff layer. Anticipated after 72 hours:Smoldering will continue in unburned dry fuels within the fire area as the minimal burning conditions are slowing with the return of seasonal weather. |
| Weather Concerns | Today brought warm and mostly dry conditions over the fire once |
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