Containment on the Starry Fire (#234) increased today to 65%. Firefighters worked 10 to 50 feet in from the fire perimeter, extinguishing areas of heat. Crews are now cutting in jack straw — thick sections of fallen trees that are stacked on top of each other in random criss-cross patterns. These sections are particularly time consuming to cut and remove to get to the heat underneath. Fairbanks 1 Type 2 Crewmember Christopher Norris, cuts throug…
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