The Caribou Lake Fire (#754) was active on Tuesday spreading toward valuable assets as poor visibility limited aircraft support. As the heavy inversion cleared, retardant drops slowed the spread of the fire as helicopters shuttled the Redding Hotshot Crew of… Read More ›
Month: August 2019
Swan Lake Fire Community Meetings scheduled for Cooper Landing and Sterling
A community meeting will be held at the Cooper Landing School (19030 Bean Creek Road, Cooper Landing, AK 99572) on Wednesday (8/21/19) at 6:00 pm, and at the Sterling Community Center (35085 Sterling Hwy, Sterling, AK 99672) on Thursday (8/22/19) at 6:00 pm.
Swan Lake Fire Update – August 21, 2019
A community meeting will be held at the Cooper Landing School on Wednesday at 6:00 pm, and at the Sterling Community Center on Thursday at 6:00 pm. Firefighting activities on Tuesday were focused on developing a containment line on the… Read More ›
Firefighters report little growth on Deshka Landing Fire; containment at 5 percent
The Deshka Landing Fire has not grown significantly in the last 24 hours. The fire is currently estimated at 2,217 acres and is 5% contained. As of Wednesday morning, no structures have burned. The fire is creeping very slowly to… Read More ›
Division of Forestry issues emergency burn closure for Kenai Peninsula, Mat-Su Valley
Due to extreme wildfire danger and current wildfire activity in Southcentral Alaska, as well as limited resources available to respond to new starts, the Alaska Division of Forestry is instituting an emergency burn closure on state, private, borough and municipal… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire – Delays Along Sterling Highway Continue
Both lanes of traffic between Sterling Highway between MP75 and MP53 remain closed. Fire activity and dense smoke impacts are expected to continue for some time. Free camping in the City of Soldotna is available at Centennial and Swiftwater for… Read More ›
Streamed Live – Watch the McKinley Fire Community Meeting August 20 2019 at the Willow Elementary School with Deshka Fire Update
Originally streamed live – McKinley Fire community meeting at the Willow Elementary School with fire and evacuation update. Post your questions along with the hundreds of other comments and we will strive to answer them during our daily live updates…. Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire – Smoke likely to settle along highway overnight and early morning
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Air Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory that includes the Kenai Peninsula due to wildfire smoke from the Swan Lake fire. Generally, worse conditions occur overnight and during the early morning… Read More ›
Sterling Highway Open
The Sterling Highway is open. Pilot cars may be used to escort traffic in alternating directions with flaggers at either end of the affected area between MP53 and MP75. Alaska State Troopers will be patrolling the area and monitoring traffic…. Read More ›
Live – 3pm Swan Lake Fire Update from Current and Incoming Incident Commanders
Incident Commanders Brentwood Reid and Evans Kuo discuss the current situation on the Swan Lake Fire.
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 