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Firefighters contain blaze that burned 3 buildings in Alaska

Kasigluk, Alaska, United States
May 27, 2022

Air tankers and smokejumpers responded to the fire, which the division said Thursday is no longer a threat.The tanker dumped retardant to help contain the fire, which had spread south, scorching about five acres of tundra. Much of Southwest and Southcentral Alaska is under a red flag warning because of hot, dry and windy conditions.

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The largest April wildfire in Alaska in a quarter century is burning near Kwethluk

Kwethluk, Alaska, United States
Apr 25, 2022

Less snow than usual fell in the area this winter. It melted early, exposing the tundra. A steady wind has dried the vegetation, and hardly any precipitation has fallen since early March. Thoman said that with no rain and abundant sunshine, the tundra has remained brown and dry. The fire still is not threatening the community of Kwethluk or any Native allotments.

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Smokejumpers deployed to wildfire threatening fish camp, allotments on Kuskokwim River near Akiachak

Akiachak, Alaska, United States
May 24, 2021

The Alaska Division of Forestry deployed 12 smokejumpers on an estimated 100-acre wildfire burning near the village of Akiachak in southwest Alaska Tuesday afternoon to protect a fish camp and Native allotments surrounding the fire.

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