While it may look the same as it has since the first of June, the event calendar at the lop left of the Delta News Web is now interactive. What this means is that what you type is what you get. When the date rolls around, it becomes visible on this page. Delta resident Glen Johnson is the author of the software. The demobilization of the Donnelly Flats fire continues today, as cool rainy weather helps the 400 firefighters still assigned.
Demobilization returns firefighters to their home units to prepare for other fire assignments.
Yesterday more than one-third of an inch of rain fell over the fire area. This trend is expected to continue for the next few days. Today eight Alaskan crews will continue to locate and extinguish hot spots along the fire's edge, dig up and cool dozer berms, and rehabilitate dozer lines to prevent erosion. Tomorrow the Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team will turn the management of the suppression effort back to the Bureau of Land Management. Residents and travelers are reminded that the burned area is unsafe for exploration.