DOF officials said it was not immediately threatened. The nearest structure is approximately 1 1/2 mile from the fire. It is about 1 ½ mile east of the mile 164 Sterling Highway. Advanced radio communication devices that enable the operator to talk hands-free are also being used. Recent federal safety laws have seen development in dozer rollover protection (ROPS), fire curtains, and lighting equipment. The fire area is in between the North Fork Road and the Diamond Ridge Road. Dozers are specially designed, heavy construction equipment that has been adapted to wildland firefighting applications. Fire managers are concerned that if the fire continues to move south, it will reach an area with continuous spruce trees that are very receptive to burning, especially after the continued hot and dry conditions experienced in the area this summer. Fire activity was described as running through open grass and brush with pockets of spruce trees in difficult terrain. The fire was estimated to be between 25-30 acres and moving south due to unpredicted northerly winds.
Two water-scooping Fire Boss aircraft responded from the nearby Swan Lake Fire to help the suppression efforts. An air tanker is dropping retardant ahead of the fire. The 15-person Type 2 Initial Attack Yukon Crew arrived on the fire Sunday and have been working with Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF) firefighters and two helicopters dropping buckets of water on the fire. People living along the North Fork Road north of the fire and in communities along the Diamond Ridge Road to the south were placed on a Level 1 “Ready” Evacuation notice due to the fire’s movement.
More aircraft and firefighters deployed in response to an uptick of fire activity Monday on the North Fork Fire burning about six miles northwest of Homer. Suppression efforts are underway on the CaribouLakeFire. The two water-scooping Fire Boss aircraft and the air retardant tanker were diverted to a fire near Caribou Lake about 15 miles to the northeast.
FIRE DOZER LINE UPDATE
Click on link for an update on the Caribou Lake Fire. Meanwhile, aircraft were diverted from the fire to work on the Caribou Lake Fire burning about 15 miles to the northeast. To do this, they will remove hazardous trees, put in hose lay and mop up hot spots. Together, they will work toward containment and control of the fire burning between the North Fork and Diamond Ridge roads. The 15-person Type 2 Initial Attack Yukon Crew has worked on the fire since Sunday night. The Zigzag Hotshots from Oregon were diverted from the Swan Lake Fire to join the efforts on the North Fork Fire Tuesday morning. This includes assisting family members with special needs, arrange to move mobile property (boats, trailers, ATV), and prepare pets or livestock. This alert means that people must be ready for potential evacuation. The Level 1 “Ready” evacuation notice is still in place for people living along the North Fork Road north of the fire and in communities along the Diamond Ridge Road to the south.Ī READY evacuation alert is NOT a notice to leave.
Firefighters are fortifying a dozer line constructed around the body of North Fork Fire burning northwest of Homer Monday evening and making sure there are no spot fires outside this containment line.
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