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Anderson Complex

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Unit Information

Fairbanks Area 
3700 Airport Way 
Fairbanks, 
Alaska 
99709 
Fairbanks Area 
3700 Airport Way 
Fairbanks, 
Alaska 
99709 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information Office
    Email:
    2023.andersoncomplex@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    907-921-2553
    Hours:
    8:00 AM-8:00 PM

Photographs Gallery

Backhaul begins- hoses being pulled from secure areas
A UTV is loaded with hoses fills the entire frame the firefighter driving is smiling at the camera in yellow shirt and green pants as a second firefighter adds more hoses to the load in the back.
A UTV is loaded with hoses fills the entire frame the firefighter driving is smiling at the camera in yellow shirt and green pants as a second firefighter adds more hoses to the load in the back.
Backhaul begins- hoses being pulled from secure areas

A UTV is loaded with hoses that were pulled out of the Kobe Ag area after firefighters determined the hoses were no longer needed. The hoses will be taken to the helibase in Nenana where they will be rolled, put on a pallet and trucked back to the fire cache for cleaning and inspection. Hoses that are in good condition will be stored until they are needed for another fire. Damaged hoses will be repaired, if possible. PHOTO: Logan LeFevre 

UTVs prepared for air transport out of the Birch Creek area
Three UTVs are secured with netting and cables to be airlifted with a long line from a blackhawk helicopter.
Three UTVs are secured with netting and cables to be airlifted with a long line from a blackhawk helicopter.
UTVs prepared for air transport out of the Birch Creek area

Heavy rain near the Birch Creek Fire (#285) made some roads impassable on Aug. 17, 2023, due to deep water. Three UTVs that firefighters no longer needed were airlifted from the area by a Blackhawk helicopter. Firefighters also had to be flown out of the area. PHOTO: Shasta Lake Hotshots 

Blackhawk helicopter shuttles UTVs
Helicopter hovers center of the photo with a long cable connected to a UTV in a webbing of large rope.
Helicopter hovers center of the photo with a long cable connected to a UTV in a webbing of large rope.
Blackhawk helicopter shuttles UTVs

Heavy rain near the Birch Creek Fire (#285) made some roads impassable on Aug. 17, 2023, due to deep water. Three UTVs that firefighters no longer needed were airlifted from the area by a Blackhawk helicopter. Firefighters also had to be flown out of the area. PHOTO: Shasta Lake Hotshots 

 

Hoses get rerolled and ready to go back to the fire cache
Hoses are loaded on pallets after rerolled to be shipped back to the cache for refurb
Hoses are loaded on pallets after rerolled to be shipped back to the cache for refurb
Hoses get rerolled and ready to go back to the fire cache

A member of Great Basin Team 3’s Logistics Section stacks rolls of hose onto a pallet at the helibase in Nenana. The hoses will be trucked back to the fire cache for cleaning and inspection. Hoses that are in good condition will be stored until they are needed for another fire. Damaged hoses will be repaired, if possible. PHOTO: Jennifer Russell, Great Basin Team 3. 

Crew Inventorying Supplies
Photo of two logistics personnel in front of a forklift looking at information on boxes on a wrapped pallet
Photo of two logistics personnel in front of a forklift looking at information on boxes on a wrapped pallet
Crew Inventorying Supplies

Members of logistics section with Great Basin Team 3 inventory supplies at the helibase in Nenana.  These supplies are being sent back to the fire cache in Fairbanks to be available for future assignments.

Suppression repair work near the city of Anderson
Photo showing an excavator moving vegetative debris and placing it on a firebreak. A resource advisor is talking to the heavy equipment operator by handheld radio.
Photo showing an excavator moving vegetative debris and placing it on a firebreak. A resource advisor is talking to the heavy equipment operator by handheld radio.
Suppression repair work near the city of Anderson

A resource advisor talks to a heavy equipment operator by radio during suppression repair work for the Anderson Complex near the City of Anderson on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. PHOTO: Juan Carlos Jarquin, National Park Service  

Blackhawk helicopter dipping water from the Teklanika River
Photo of a Blackhawk helicopter silhouetted against a partly cloudy sky. The Blackhawk is using an orange bucket called a 'bambi bucket' to dip water out of the Teklanika River. The water will be dropped on hot spots on the Shores Landing Fire.
Photo of a Blackhawk helicopter silhouetted against a partly cloudy sky. The Blackhawk is using an orange bucket called a 'bambi bucket' to dip water out of the Teklanika River. The water will be dropped on hot spots on the Shores Landing Fire.
Blackhawk helicopter dipping water from the Teklanika River

A Blackhawk helicopter dipped water from the Teklanika River to drop on active areas of the Shores Landing Fire (#325) on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Photo: Juan Carlos Jarquin, National Park Service 

Birch Fire Recon Flight- Anderson Complex
Photo is an aerial view of Alaskan landscape with green trees below. Off in the distance is smoke rising from the wildfire below.
Photo is an aerial view of Alaskan landscape with green trees below. Off in the distance is smoke rising from the wildfire below.
Birch Fire Recon Flight- Anderson Complex

A recon flight over the Birch Fire Saturday showed minimal fire activity and standing water in portions of the burned area from recent rain storms. Photo by Jason Porter, Great Basin Team 3. 

Masticator working on the Anderson Complex
A large yellow tracked masticator removes vegetation as it moves from the left of the photo frame.
A large yellow tracked masticator removes vegetation as it moves from the left of the photo frame.
Masticator working on the Anderson Complex

A masticator shreds vegetation along the side of a road in the North Forties subdivision. Masticators shred, chunk or chop vegetation and small trees to lower the risk of wildfire, improve forest health, and reduce erosion. Photo: Brad Bramlett, Great Basin Team 3 

Crews create fire break
Thick green vegetation with seven firefighters in the center of the frame cutting back brush with hand tools.
Thick green vegetation with seven firefighters in the center of the frame cutting back brush with hand tools.
Crews create fire break

A local crew creates a fuel break near the Nenana Cemetery off of the Parks Highway to protect the area from the Anderson Complex fires. This is a historic area where many of those laid to rest are victims of the Spanish Flu. The fuel break was done by hand to maximize protection while minimizing the impact of the work. 

Helicopter flown in so crews can install a repeater
A helicopter on a large field of green with clouds overhead
A helicopter on a large field of green with clouds overhead
Helicopter flown in so crews can install a repeater

Firefighters were able to fly around the perimeter of the Rock Creek Fire yesterday. They identified structures, allotments and other areas of importance that could be threatened by the fire. Plans are being developed to protect these sites should that become necessary. A repeater was also put in place to improve communications for fire crews. Photos by Cody Cox/DOF

Skidgen staged at Anderson ICP
A skidgen is staged at the Anderson Incident Command Post before heading to the fireline.
A skidgen is staged at the Anderson Incident Command Post before heading to the fireline.
Skidgen staged at Anderson ICP
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