Live – #McKinleyFire 9:30pm update with containment increasing to 91% with 550 firefighters working to contain the 3,288 acre fire. This is the “Break it Down” evening session where we answer your questions posted throughout the day. Special guest Stephanie Bishop will… Read More ›
Last Sunday night the Sterling Highway was closed after fire activity picked up near the road. As the highway was being cleared of remaining traffic, some travelers passed through an area where there was very active fire and heavy smoke…. Read More ›
Clear air on the east side of the fire enabled Canadian Scoopers to utilize Kenai Lake in support of firefighting efforts near Trout Lake and along the Resurrection Trail. #SwanLakeFire
Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team 10 took command of the Deshka Landing Fire on August 20, 2019. Led by Incident Commander (IC) Alan Lawson, about 240 firefighters completed 90% containment of the 1,318-acre fire by August 31. The human-caused fire… Read More ›
The fire area continues to experience intermittent rain which has helped decrease fire behavior. The conditions on the ground have allowed crews the opportunity to reduce numerous hazard trees near the roadways, including along the Sterling Highway and around the… Read More ›
The Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team, responsible for managing the McKinley Fire, and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough have coordinated to lower current evacuation levels. The current “Level 2 – Set” evacuation for those residences in the area of the Parks Highway… Read More ›
Just a reminder that even with rain falling on the Kenai Peninsula and parts of the Mat-Su Valley yesterday and today, the emergency burn closure put in place for the Kenai Peninsula and Matanuska-Susitna boroughs on August 21 remains in… Read More ›
Deshka Landing Fire UpdateAugust 31, 2019 – 10:30 a.m. Alan Lawson – Incident CommanderDave Leitch – Deputy Incident CommanderFire Information: (907) 715-9205 Email: deshkalandingfireinfo@gmail.com Web: http://www.akfireinfo.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6532/ Facebook: Matanuska-Susitna Borough Acreage: 1,318 Containment: 90% Personnel: 218 … Read More ›
Iliamna Airport reported over 0.6 inches of rain fell Friday as the first of two weather fronts moved over fire areas in southwest Alaska. King Salmon and New Stuyahok both reported more than 0.3 inches of rain. The second wave… Read More ›
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