Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191) – [40,400 acres] 16 miles NW of Delta Junction. (30 personnel) #pogoroadmine #alaska
Firefighters are engaged in structure protection around private land along the Pogo Mine Road and in the Shaw Creek area. There several primary structures along pipeline road and near the Pogo Mine entrance gate. There’s also a focus on ensuring cabins that the fire burned around are protected. A group of firefighters were inserted by helicopter into remote cabins within the burn perimeter and along Shaw Creek.
While the majority of fire growth continues to the north, away from values at risk including structures and power lines, the fire also backed to the pipeline corridor. Fire #199 is located approximately 16 miles northwest of Delta Junction and is on the north side of the Richardson Highway. Management objectives are to keep Pogo Mine open and power lines protected, while keeping the fire north of shaw creek along the southern edge.
