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Minto Lakes Daily Fire Update July 8, 2022

 
Acres: 35,186 acres | Containment: 0% | Total personnel: 313

Start Date: June 21, 2022, | Cause: Lightning| Location: Located between Washington Creek and the Chatanika River Fuels: Hardwoods and hardwood litter, timber, black spruce

Highlights: Clear skies allowed for aerial assets to drop water on the Minto Lakes Fire. Last night's community meeting recording was posted to Facebook.

Another Red Flag Warning again today in effect through midnight for abundant lightning and extremely dry fuels. Crews and equipment continue to be available if new fires start.

Please continue to limit unnecessary travel to areas around the fire perimeter where fire personnel are working. This includes the Murphy Dome area down to the MDR Boat Ramp and the Chatanika River. Equipment and fire fighters are working around the Hayes and Himalaya Subdivisions, please use caution in these areas. The fire area remains under a fuels and fire behavior advisory through July 8, 2022, Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory.

Operations:  Yesterday with the clearer sky's aviation assets were able to drop water on flair ups near the Chatanika River.  There was also increased fire activity on the northern flank as well as in unburned pockets near the center of the fire. The rest of the fire saw minimal growth with activity confined to creeping and smoldering. The six miles of dozer line, from the Hastings fire of 2011 continues to be re-enforced. Crews have installed approximately seven miles of hose and around 60 pumps for protection measures. Crews will continue to install pumps and remove large diameter fuels from around areas at risk in the communities. The structure protection group to the southeast of the fire have assessed structures and developed plans for protection in the event of any spread south. Crews continue to locate and mop up heat around the Native allotments on the southwestern flank.

Evacuations: For the Fairbanks North Star Borough Emergency Operations evacuation map, scan the QR code or go to https://tinyurl.com/MintoLakes. Follow the FNSB Government Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/FNSBGov) for updates and notifications. Receive FNSB Emergency Alerts via text message by texting: FNSBWildFire2022 to 67283.