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East Fork Fire Activity Moderates
Tuesday’s rain and the current weather conditions have dramatically moderated fire behavior on the East Fork Fire burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The lightning-caused fire remains approximately 1,016 acres and currently has 147 personnel assigned. The fire is… Read More ›
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East Fork Fire Receives Some Rain
The lightning-caused East Fork Fire has been remapped to more accurately reflect the perimeter which is now 1016 acres. The fire behavior is currently described as smoldering with minimal burning. The fire remains approximately 4.5 miles north of the Sterling… Read More ›
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East Fork Fire Implements New Fire Management Strategy
The East Fork Fire burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is now estimated at 1,410 acres. Weather permitting, a flight to get more accurate mapping and acreage is planned today. The fire remains approximately 4.5 miles north of the… Read More ›
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East Fork Fire community meeting in Sterling tonight at 6 p.m.
A public meeting will be held tonight at the Sterling Community Center at 6pm. Join us tonight at the public meeting for an update on current fire activity as well as the plan for how it will be managed. Officials… Read More ›
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Kenai Peninsula’s East Fork Fire grows to over 1,300 acres
The lightning-caused East Fork has grown to over 1300 acres and continues to burn in a limited protection area of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The fire remains approximately 4.5 miles north of the Sterling Highway and 3.5 miles east… Read More ›
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Forestry firefighters stop Big Lake fire
Alaska Division of Forestry crews worked late into the night and early Sunday morning to contain a fire near Big Lake. Six DOF firefighters stayed overnight on the fire – named after the nearby Call of the Wild Road –… Read More ›
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Fires burning in Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Numerous fires are burning on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge after lightning touched down in Southwest Alaska recently. At 19.5 million acres, this refuge is larger than the state of Maine. It is dominated by wetlands and tundra and… Read More ›
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Smoke hampers visibility on Richardson Highway south of Glennallen
2 p.m., Aug. 3, 2016 – Smoke from the two fires burning along the Tiekel River is impacting visibility between mileposts 40-50 of the Richardson Highway. The fires are not showing any significant activity, but have been receiving rain which… Read More ›
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Watch Alaska Fire Specialist Explain the McHugh Fire Structure Protection Plan
Alaska Fire Service Fire Specialist Travis Howell narrates the structure protection strategy and plan for the seventeen structures in the Rainbow Subdivision. The 778-acre McHugh fire began July 16, 2016, in Chugach State Park, just south of Anchorage and reached 100%… Read More ›
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Mayor Ethan Berkowitz Thanks the Firefighters and First Responders
Watch live coverage of the open house community meeting held at the Goldenview Middle School on July 27th, 2016 at 7 p.m. At the time of the meeting, the McHugh Fire located south of Anchorage, Alaska, was 778 acres with 35%… Read More ›
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