UAF opens facilities to wildfire evacuees

July 1, 2019

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is offering free exercise opportunities and showers for evacuees of the Shovel Creek Fire.

The UAF Student Recreation Center is waiving its day fees for evacuees who would like to use its exercise facilities, including the weight and cardio equipment, swimming pool and ice skating rink. SRC schedules can be viewed online at uaf.edu/recreation. Showers are also available in the Patty Center by visiting the SRC front desk. Identification is required.

The UAF Wood Center will also be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Wednesday, July 3, for access to its showers and laundry facilities.

Free visitor parking is available on the UAF campus in the west end of the Nenana lot, which is located across Tanana Loop near SRC.

Randy Smith Middle School has been designated as the shelter for evacuees from the Shovel Creek Fire, which is burning in the Murphy Dome area north of Fairbanks.