The Popovich Creek Coal Seam Fire (#067) has increased to an estimated 2,057 acres. Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) firefighters from Fairbanks, along with DOF Pioneer Peak Hotshots, worked late into the night Thursday clearing existing firelines with the assistance of DOF dozers and heavy equipment from nearby Usibelli Coal Mine.
The hotshots conducted burnout operations on Friday to remove fuels ahead of the fire along the east and northern flanks. Supplies were delivered to the fire and helicopter sling-loads ferried them to firefighter camp sites.
 northeast of Healy, Alaska. Logan Parsley/DOF</p>
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 on Friday, May 17, 2024. Firefighters use burn-out operations to remove fuels ahead of the main fire to prevent their spread. Logan Parsley/DOF</p>
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 on Friday morning, May 17, 2024. The acreage increased to 2.057 as of Friday morning. Dane Smigleski/DOF</p>
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