#CardStreetFire Update:
The Card Street fire remains listed as 7,352 acres burnt, is 25% contained and continues to burn into the marshlands and recreation area of Skilak Lake.
Weather permitting, crews will begin a burnout this week according to Division of Forestry’s Andy Alexandrou.
Alexandrou: “The fire team plans to burn approximately 2,000 acres of unburned spruce fuel along the southeast perimeter of the fire. That’s from the present fire line down to basically the edge of Skilak Lake on the southeast side of the fire. Folks need to be aware of that, that’s firefighters fighting fire with fire.”
Sixteen fire crews, eight fire engines, and 3 helicopters remain assigned to the Card Street Fire, for a total of 451 personnel.
Two minor injuries have been reported: a cut finger required three stitches and another firefighter was treated and released for heat related illness.
The State of Alaska remains under and “open burn ban” meaning only flames which can immediately be turned off, such as gas grills or camp cook stoves, are allowed.
Skilak Lake Road remains closed from its west entrance to milepost 9.3 at the Engineer Lake Overlook.
#CooperLandingFires Update:
Officials are reporting that firefighters on the two Cooper Landing Fires are better able to detect and treat areas of heat and smoldering during sunny days like today.
The Stetson Creek Fire is approximately 60% contained and local crews along with crews from Montana are focusing to protect high values along the Sterling Highway.
The Juneau Lake Fire is around 40% contained following a 20-person crew arriving via helicopter.
The crew arrived at the fire on Monday and is working to protect cabins along the lake and secure the fire’s edge to the west and the south.
Personnel resources allocated to the fires include 111 individuals.
All open fires, including campfires and charcoal fires, are prohibited.
While most of Alaska’s fire starts over the last two days have been caused by lightning, about one-quarter are human-caused.
