Smokejumpers respond to new fire near Taylor Highway and Fortymile River

Smokejumpers respond to new fire near Taylor Highway and Fortymile River

Four smokejumpers have responded to protect structures along the Fortymile River from a fire burning 34 miles south of Eagle. The Polly Fire (#435), located 2 miles east of milepost 108 of Taylor Highway, is burning in black spruce and exhibiting extreme fire behavior. After receiving reports of a fire, a detection flight confirmed a new wildfire located 2 miles east of the Taylor Highway, and one and a half miles south of the Fortymile River at…