HT @AlaskaWx for his expert knowledge as a scientist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. "The Ikpikpuk Fire is the biggest North Slope tundra fire since 2017, when the Ketik River fire east of Wainwright burned 2,870 acres, said Rick Thoman, a scientist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In all, 5,421 acres of North Slope tundra were reported as burned in 2017, Thoman said.

Fires occasionally burn in the North Slope tundra when the weather is hot enough, the plants are dry enough and there is lightning to start them, but they are typically very small, Thoman said.

The Ikpikpuk Fire stands out, he said. “A 2,000-acre fire is non-trivial for the North Slope,” he said." #AlaskaWildfires #Alaska #AlaskaCenterforClimateAssessmentandPreparedness
https://alaskabeacon.com/2025/07/08/tundra-fire-on-alaskas-north-slope-among-the-biggest-in-recent-years/

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From mustreadAlaska.com: Playing with fire: Anchorage Assembly resists giving an awarded state grant to a hillside nonprofit for fire mitigation and prevention

https://mustreadalaska.com/playing-with-fire-anchorage-assembly-resists-giving-an-awarded-state-grant-to-a-hillside-nonprofit-for-fire-mitigation-and-prevention/