Jarvis Creek Fire Update 8 PM Saturday

Firefighters on the Jarvis Creek Fire burning south of Delta Junction near the Richardson Highway have successfully contained just under half the fire, but low humidity and high winds continue to pose a risk of fire growth.

The fire has been downsized as a result of a more accurate measurement. The new size is 275 acres, which is about what it was on Friday.

Firefighters had to move quickly on one event on the line today, but were able to suppress the fire extension with a dozer, a hose lay and hand crews. Forestry has now ordered a total of 6 crews for this fire. Firefighters continue to make good progress on containing the fire, reaching 45% containment today, meaning that 45% of the line is built.

The lower relative humidity and high wind speeds have made it difficult to control the fire. However the fire has not made any significant growth in this burn period.

Fire weather for tomorrow is continued high winds, lower humidity and red flag warnings. This will make for another difficult day for the firefighters tomorrow.

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