A dramatic increase in fire intensity on the McKinley Fire near Mile 88 of the Parks Highway on Sunday afternoon resulted in the loss of at least 50 structures as firefighters and other emergency responders worked furiously to evacuate and… Read More ›
Update at 10:20 p.m.: The Type 2 Initial Attack Yukon Crew is en route to join the effort to suppress the North Fork Fire. Original Information: Firefighters and aircraft are aggressively working on a fire burning near the North Fork… Read More ›
The extreme high winds that pushed the Swan Lake Fire across the Sterling Highway at MP 60 last night continued through the day today, pushing the fire into the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area north of Hideout Hill and east to Jim’s… Read More ›
Due to increased fire activity and concern for firefighter safety, firefighters working on the Deshka Landing Fire (#736) are pulling back and focusing on protecting cabins on Red Shirt Lake and securing the eastern edge of the fire so it… Read More ›
The McKinley Fire (#738) has jumped from the east to the west side the Parks Highway near Mile 88 and the Alaska Division of Forestry has ordered an evacuation for both sides of the highway from mileposts 82 to 91…. Read More ›
More firefighters have arrived to help the Alaska Division of Forestry work on containing two wildfires burning about 20 miles apart on opposite sides of the Parks Highway near Willow and Talkeetna. The McKinley Fire (#738) is burning near Mile… Read More ›
Extreme dry conditions and high winds brought very dry, gusty north winds pushing the Swan Lake Fire across the Sterling Highway at MP 60. Expect increased smoke into Cooper Landing and the Kenai River corridor. These dry, windy conditions further… Read More ›
Due to smoke impacts and fire activity your ability to travel the highway (approximately mp 54-63) or the Upper Kenai River may be affected. This is an evolving situation that may affect the ability to launch and take out at… Read More ›
10 p.m. Update – This will be the final update of the evening. For highway information, go to 511.Alaska.gov. Firefighters continue to work furiously to contain two wildfires burning about 20 miles apart on the opposite side of the Parks… Read More ›
A cold front moving in from the north is bringing very dry, gusty northwest wind which is pushing smoke into Cooper Landing and the Kenai River corridor. These dry, windy conditions further dried out fuels yesterday and there was a… Read More ›
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