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DELTA JUNCTION AREA FIRE UPDATE

Friday August 11, 2023

Fire Info number: 541-977-2756 / Fire Info website: AkFireInfo.com Facebook: AK.Forestry / Twitter: @AK_Forestry / YouTube: AlaskaDNRDOF

Community briefing - Friday, August 11 at 6:00 pm at the Big Delta Brewing Co. This informal, family-friendly, in-person briefing is a chance for residents to hear a fire update for the Pogo Mine Road Fire and the Mount Hayes Fire.

On both the Pogo Mine Road (#191) and Mount Hayes (#299) fires, there’s a lot of open fire perimeter, but not a lot of firefighting resources. The main focus continues to be on structure protection and assessing what values at risk are located in and around the two wildfires.

A drone or uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) module is on the fire performing scouting missions, mapping the fire perimeter and in place for aerial ignitions when conditions allow for burning.

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue today, with thunderstorm potential decreasing this weekend. Cloudy conditions with light winds and light precipitation was present for much of the Delta Junction area. Consequently, fire behavior was moderated with creeping and smoldering in the tundra while pockets of heavy fuel contributed to fire spread.

There are no evacuations in place for Fires #191 and #299.
Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191) – 47,136 acres | 1% contained | 32 personnel – 15 miles north of

Delta Junction

Mount Hayes Fire (#299) – 7,085 acres | 0% contained | 35 personnel – 7 miles south of Deltana

Unstaffed Fires: Delta Fire (#221) - 46,612 acres, Ponds Fire (#302) - 9,163 acres