#McKinleyFire Video Update: How MEA and fire personnel are coordinating to re-energize the powerlines. This is the “Break it Down” video series where we explain to you the public what’s really going on and how the process works in plain… Read More ›
Month: August 2019
Swan Lake Fire – Brief Afternoon Update 8/22/2019
Five additional handcrews arrived on the Swan Lake Fire and have been deployed to the southwestern corner of the fire, just above Skilak Lake. These crews contain an average of twenty firefighters each. Hose lay has been completed on this… Read More ›
Ready, Set, GO lines explained: Swan Lake Fire
Rocky Gilbert, the Operations Section Chief with the Great Basin Incident Management Team talks with Brenda Ahlberg, Borough OEM Information Officer, about what the Ready, Set, Go! lines mean for Cooper Landing and Sterling. Ready means think about what you… Read More ›
Smoke Outlook for Alaska South: 8/22 – 8/23
Kenai Peninsula: Communities closest to the Swan Lake Fire will continue to see the most smoke impacts, especially Cooper Landing. However, the eastern side should see some improvements as smoke is pushed to the west. Sterling, Soldotna, Kenai to south… Read More ›
Levelock Fire firefighters focus on point protection
Emergency firefighter crews from Hooper Bay and Chevak assisted BLM Alaska Smokejumpers and residents of Levelock to complete hose lays across most of their control lines except for the extreme north and south ends of the Levelock Fire (#752). Dozers… Read More ›
Live Video -Morning Update from the Menard Sports Complex Evacuation Center
#McKinleyFire 10% Containment, 273 personnel and a decrease in overall acreage to 3,752 due to more sophisticated mapping. Firefighters make significant progress building direct containment lines Light winds and more favorable weather allowed firefighters to complete their second consecutive day… Read More ›
Southcentral Alaska smoke outlook for Aug. 22: Air quality advisory issued for Susitna Valley, Kenai Peninsula
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Advisory in effect through Friday afternoon for the Susitna Valley and Kenai Peninsula. Southcentral Alaska is being impacted by the smoke from multiple wildfires in the surrounding area. A… Read More ›
Winds are expected to challenge Caribou Lake and North Fork fires again today
The Caribou Lake Fire (#754) had low to moderate fire behavior on Wednesday with most of the activity on the western portion and along dozer lines on the ridge tops of Boxcar Hills. Firelines constructed by crews were challenged yesterday… Read More ›
Swan Lake Operations Update August 22
#swanlakefire A 192-second video explaining why the Sterling Highway had to be closed temporarily yesterday afternoon and planned actions today. More crews are arriving today and aircraft, including scooper planes, are ready to fly if the air clears. 316 people… Read More ›
McKinley Fire AM Update 8/22/19; Firefighters Make Significant Progress Building Direct Containment Lines
Update – Thursday, August 22, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. Norm McDonald, Incident Commander Fire Information: 907-761-6233 Email: 2019_akmss_mckinley@firenet.gov Web: http://www.akfireinfo.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry/ Acreage: 3,752 Containment: 10% Personnel: 273 Start Date: 8/17/2019 Cause: Unknown Firefighters Make Significant Progress Building Direct Containment… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 