Alaska set a record on Sunday with 10 consecutive days of red flag warnings. With thousands of lightning strikes over the last 24 hours and gusty winds on the way, fire officials are not expecting the rain that fell in the Interior to give much relief.
As of early Monday, 17 were being fought, including the Minto Lakes Fire north of Fairbanks, where information officer Derek Tisinger said the blaze ignited three spot fires south of the Chatanika River over the weekend.
“With the aviation support including fire boss aircraft and helicopters, firefighters were able to pick up the spots and deploy hose around them,” said Tisinger. Tisinger said firefighters also continued to assess and protect 63 threatened structures along the river and reinforce lines to buffer the Himalaya and Hayes Creek subdivisions.
More than 280 people are working the Minto Lakes Fire, which has burned over 36,000 acres. Lightning ignited the fire on June 21.
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