Moose Mountain Fire

The Moose Mountain Fire started on May 20, 2011 and was first spotted about 3:30 pm, just north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The fire cause is still under investigation. It grew quickly, pushed by strong southerly winds moving north away from Goldstream Road . Firefighting resources were immediately dispatched from the Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF), local fire departments and BLM Alaska Fire Service. Initial responding resources included fire engines, hand crews, helitack, air tankers, smoke jumpers, and other aviation support.

Read the rest of the article and the fire updated information here: http://inciweb.org/incident/2240/

We were driving home from Mom & Dad's on Friday after spending the day stacking winter fire wood when Ken (Josh) spotted a plume of smoke in the distant hills.  Once we were closer to home I could identify the rough location of the fire.  The fire is still active and has an extreme potential for growth.  

We sure could use some rain ~ lots of rain.

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