UAFSMOKE aids forecasts for Dry Creek Fire
Do you still smell smoke in the air in the Fairbanks area?
Dry Creek Fire burns south of Fairbanks: UAFSMOKE provides forecasts
The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center is tracking six fires in Alaska. The Dry Creek Fire south of Fairbanks is currently the largest at more than 28,000 acres. According to the center's August 23 morning report, the west flank of the fire is the most active, with "smoldering and isolated torching."
New GI Associate Director appointed
Geophysical Institute Director Bob McCoy announced the appointment of Richard Collins as a new GI Associate Director. Collins will assist the director with the development of new opportunities for GI, including the burgeoning unmanned aircraft program. This appointment will be quarter time, effective July 2012.

