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Bean Complex Wildfire Fact Sheet

Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.

Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 4 returned command of the Bean Complex to the BLM Alaska Fire Service Tanana Fire Management Zone at 9 a.m. Wednesday. This will be the final daily Bean Complex update unless fire activity increases significantly.

The field operation at Manley Hot Springs is downsized to one building that can be used by the BLM AFS Tanana Zone if needed. The remaining facilities are turned back to their regular use while firefighting personnel continue to return to Fairbanks. All seven fires on the Bean Complex are unstaffed and will be monitored by air. Scattered rain showers are expected all the way through the upcoming weekend. Fire activity remains minimal due to the recent and ongoing rain. Subsurface hotspots could remain and continue to smolder until larger amounts of rain extinguish the fires.

The seven fires total 197,255 acres and reporting 98% completion.

The Tanana River Fire (#310), is 14 miles southeast of Manley Hot Springs and north of the Tanana River. It is unstaffed and in monitor status. The fire is 25,223 acres in size.

The Bitzshitini Fire (#312), is 23 miles southwest of Manley Hot Springs and south of the Tanana River. It is unstaffed and in monitor status. The fire is 71,266 acres in size.

The Chitinana Fire (#315), south of the Tanana River about 21 miles southeast of Tanana and 20 miles southwest of Manley Hot Springs. It is unstaffed and in monitor status. The fire is 100,246 acres in size.

The Hutlinana Fire (#327), is located north of the Tanana River roughly 10 miles east of Manley Hot Springs and is 407 acres. It is unstaffed and in monitor status.

The Rock Fire (#557), is located 6 miles north of Eureka and is 1 acre. It is unstaffed and in monitor status.

The Elephant Fire (#561), is located 6 miles northeast of Eureka and is 110 acres. It is unstaffed and in monitor status.

The Cosna Bluff Fire (#564), is located 19 miles southwest of Manley Hot Springs and is 2 acres. It is unstaffed and in monitor status.

With the change in management of the Bean Complex, contact the Alaska Interagency Wildland Fire Information Office at (907) 356-5511 or go to the Alaska Wildland Fire Information website at akfireinfo.com for more information.