BLM AFS fires update: Crews continue work as fire managers prepare for chance of warmer weather, possible increased activity

BLM AFS fires update: Crews continue work as fire managers prepare for chance of warmer weather, possible increased activity

While fire activity has moderated across much of the BLM Alaska Fire Service protection area, 166 fires remain active within the 191.5 million-acre zone — an area larger than Texas. Currently, 266 personnel are assigned to four fires, but that number is expected to drop after the weekend as crews wrap up work protecting communities and valuable sites. With warmer, drier weather on the horizon, especially in northeastern Alaska, where wind gusts …