High winds in western Alaska have pushed a fire within miles of an Alaska Native community.
Officials from the US Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service said that the East Fork Fire was within 8 miles of St. Mary’s.
The agency said the BLM Alaska Fire Service Chena Hotshots started sawing a fuel break north of nearby villages in case the fire continues to move south, and that another crew would arrive to aid that effort. No evacuation orders have been issued in response to the fire’s rapid expansion and no structures have been burned yet.Red flag conditions were expected to cool on Friday, although northern winds are forecast to persist.
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