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Anderson Complex

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Unit Information

Fairbanks Area 
3700 Airport Way 
Fairbanks, 
Alaska 
99709 
Fairbanks Area 
3700 Airport Way 
Fairbanks, 
Alaska 
99709 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information Office
    Email:
    2023.andersoncomplex@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    907-921-2553
    Hours:
    8:00 AM-8:00 PM

Photographs Gallery

Nenana Volunteer Fire Department jet boat crew shuttle
A jet boat is used to ferry firefighters from Nenana to the Teklanika Fire
A jet boat is used to ferry firefighters from Nenana to the Teklanika Fire
Nenana Volunteer Fire Department jet boat crew shuttle
Crews offload supplies from helicopter
A helicopter is facing away from the photographer as crew members offload supplies from the rear of the helicopter.
A helicopter is facing away from the photographer as crew members offload supplies from the rear of the helicopter.
Crews offload supplies from helicopter

Helicopter and crew prepare to take off from Clear Airport to fly over and assess new fires in Anderson Complex. Photo by Robbie Johnson, Great Basin Team 3 

Wet Conditions on Anderson Complex
Large puddle in foreground with fire vehicle stopped at a stop sign. Overcast gray skies show the rainy conditions at ICP.
Large puddle in foreground with fire vehicle stopped at a stop sign. Overcast gray skies show the rainy conditions at ICP.
Wet Conditions on Anderson Complex

A fire vehicle stops before leaving the Anderson Complex Incident Command Post after heavy rain left large puddles in the area. 

Fuel break south of Anderson, Alaska
A resource advisor dressed in yellow shirt and brown pants off to the right side of the image assess and records information about the fuel break being constructed by the heavy equipment in the center of the frame. Vegetation has been removed to the soil down the center of the image.
A resource advisor dressed in yellow shirt and brown pants off to the right side of the image assess and records information about the fuel break being constructed by the heavy equipment in the center of the frame. Vegetation has been removed to the soil down the center of the image.
Fuel break south of Anderson, Alaska

A resource advisor uses FieldMaps to record information about the east-west fuel break being built south of the City of Anderson. When it’s finished, the fuel break will be pulled back to look like the vegetated section in the foreground. The existing two-track road will be preserved. Photo by Juan Carlos Jarquin, National Park Service 

Fire crews remove vegetation from the fuel break south of the town of Anderson.
Fire crews remove vegetation from the fuel break south of the town of Anderson.
Fire crews remove vegetation from the fuel break south of the town of Anderson.
Fire crews remove vegetation from the fuel break south of the town of Anderson.
Anderson Complex smoke column August 5, 2023
Large billowing smoke column rises to the right of the photo frame with blue skies to the left and lush green forest in the foreground. Picture shot from a far distance and an elevated vantage point.
Large billowing smoke column rises to the right of the photo frame with blue skies to the left and lush green forest in the foreground. Picture shot from a far distance and an elevated vantage point.
Anderson Complex smoke column August 5, 2023

Columns of smoke were visible throughout the afternoon and evening within the #AndersonComplex. Photo by Cody Cox/DOF

Liaison Officers talk with campers
A large smoke column builds behind a camp trailer and pickup truck parked along the banks of a river while fire managers talk with campers in the foreground.
A large smoke column builds behind a camp trailer and pickup truck parked along the banks of a river while fire managers talk with campers in the foreground.
Liaison Officers talk with campers

Chinook winds with gusts of 20 to 30 mph caused additional fire growth in the #AndersonComplex and significant smoke was visible from Anderson Riverside Park. Photo by Robbie Johnson/Great Basin Team 3

Shasta Lake Hotshots
The Shasta Lake Hotshots cross a log bridge to reach a cabin near the Birch Creek Fire. Photo by Chris Noel, Great Basin Team 3.
The Shasta Lake Hotshots cross a log bridge to reach a cabin near the Birch Creek Fire. Photo by Chris Noel, Great Basin Team 3.
Shasta Lake Hotshots

The Shasta Lake Hotshots cross a log bridge to reach a cabin near the Birch Creek Fire. Photo by Chris Noel, Great Basin Team 3.

A member of the Shasta Lake Hotshots sorts structure protection equipment near the Birch Creek Fire.
A member of the Shasta Lake Hotshots sorts structure protection equipment near the Birch Creek Fire.
A member of the Shasta Lake Hotshots sorts structure protection equipment near the Birch Creek Fire.
A member of the Shasta Lake Hotshots sorts structure protection equipment near the Birch Creek Fire.

A member of the Shasta Lake Hotshots sorts structure protection equipment near the Birch Creek Fire. Photo credit Chris Noel, Great Basin Team 3.

Afternoon smoke column on the Anderson Complex
Afternoon smoke column on the Anderson Complex
Afternoon smoke column on the Anderson Complex
Afternoon smoke column on the Anderson Complex
August 2, 2023 Public meeting at Anderson Fire Station
Anderson Complex public meeting held in the Anderson Fire Department engine bay, August 2, 2023. Public Information Officer, Robbie Johnson addresses the crowed engine bay, and sets the stage for presentations by various members of the incident management team and local officials. The meeting was streamed live on Facebook as well.
Anderson Complex public meeting held in the Anderson Fire Department engine bay, August 2, 2023. Public Information Officer, Robbie Johnson addresses the crowed engine bay, and sets the stage for presentations by various members of the incident management team and local officials. The meeting was streamed live on Facebook as well.
August 2, 2023 Public meeting at Anderson Fire Station

Anderson Complex public meeting held in the Anderson Fire Department engine bay, August 2, 2023. Public Information Officer, Robbie Johnson addresses the crowed engine bay, and sets the stage for presentations by various members of the incident management team and local officials. The meeting was streamed live on Facebook as well. Photo Credit: Jennifer Russell/ Idaho Department of Lands 

Creating a Repeater Site
A radio crew on the Anderson Complex establishes a radio repeater site for firefighters on the Anderson Complex. A helicopter sits on the ridge in the background.
A radio crew on the Anderson Complex establishes a radio repeater site for firefighters on the Anderson Complex. A helicopter sits on the ridge in the background.
Creating a Repeater Site

Shuttled in with a type 1 helicopter, a communications team establishes a repeater site on a remote ridge line on the Anderson Complex.

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