Alaska Wildland Fire Roundup for June 9 (Whitefish Lake 1 Fire Wildfire)

As work winds down on two lightning-caused, tundra fires in southwest Alaska, firefighters are bracing for fires in other parts of the state that are drying out.Red Flag Warnings for high fire danger have been issued today for the eastern Alaska Range, Deltana and Tanana Flats, and the Upper Tanana Valley/Fortymile country due to high winds. Gusts of 55-60 mph are expected in the flats of the eastern Alaska Range and 30 mph gusts are forecast for the Fortymile country near Tok.Firefighters in Fairbanks on Monday acted quickly to catch a fire that appears to have been started by a lightning strike during a storm the day before. The 10-acre Standard Creek Fire was reported by a Division of Forestry prevention unit on patrol in the area just after 2 p.m. about a mile off Standard Creek Road, a logging road about 15 miles south of Fairbanks.Air tankers and a helicopter equipped with a bucket quickly responded and dropped retardant and water on the fire while waiting for ground troops to...