DFFP received reports of smoke near Mt. Joaquin at 8:00 PM Saturday. A DFFP helicopter responded and located the Joaquin Fire (#238) burning in black spruce and tundra roughly 31.5 miles southwest of McGrath.
Due to a nearby native allotment, additional aerial resources were ordered. The fire is currently 30 acres and has six smokejumpers, one air attack, and two single-engine water scoopers. No structures are threatened.
‹ Go Evacuation for Anderson due to wildland fire
Two new wildfires reported Saturday evening north of Anderson ›
Categories: Active Wildland Fire, Alaska DNR – Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP)