Lincoln Chute, Structure Protection Group Supervisor for the Swan Lake Fire talks about the contingency line near Cooper Landing, Alaska.
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McKinley Fire Overview Website: Archive of Maps, Videos Updates, Community Meetings and Photo Gallery
View the McKinley Fire ArcGIS Story Map and Archive by clicking here. While suppression repair and mop up continues on the McKinley Fire under the command of IC3 Zane Brown and IC3 trainee Bryan Quimby, we wanted to share with… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet and Information Map – September 17, 2019 – 10:45 AM
Location: 5 miles northeast of Sterling, AK Incident Command: Type 2 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 4, Rick Connell, I.C. Size: 167,164 acres Containment: 48% Personnel: 259 Current Status: The change in fire size is again due to acreage of… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire Community Meeting Video from September 16, 2019
Kenai River, Upper Skilak Boat Ramp and Skilak Lake Road to reopen to boaters Tuesday, Sept. 17 The portion of the Kenai River from Jims Landing to Skilak Lake will be reopened for boating at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept…. Read More ›
Kenai River, Upper Skilak Boat Ramp and Skilak Lake Road to reopen to boaters Tuesday, Sept. 17 – Swan Lake Fire
#SwanLakeFire September 16, 2019 Kenai River, Upper Skilak Boat Ramp and Skilak Lake Road to reopen to boaters Tuesday, Sept. 17 The portion of the Kenai River from Jims Landing to Skilak Lake will be reopened for boating at 12:01… Read More ›
Cooper Landing Level 1 READY alert removed 9/16/19 3:55 pm
#SwanLakeFire 9/16/19 3:55 p.m. Cooper Landing Level 1 READY alert removed As of 12:01 a.m.Tuesday morning September 17, the Level 1 READY alert for all areas of Cooper is removed. The Northern Rockies Team 4 team managing the Swan Lake… Read More ›
Smokejumpers, Chena Hotshots working on late season fire near the Yukon River Crossing
The Chena Hotshots are mopping up a 7-acre fire that started Friday near the Yukon River crossing on the Dalton Highway about 80 miles north of Fairbanks. Smokejumpers responded to Fire #811, the Smoothface Mountain Fire, after it was reported… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire – Cooper Landing Level 1 READY alert removed. 9/16/2019 3:55pm
#SwanLakeFire 9/16/19 3:55 p.m. Cooper Landing Level 1 READY alert removed. As of 12:01 a.m.Tuesday morning September 17, the Level 1 READY alert for all areas of Cooper Landing is removed. The Northern Rockies Team 4 team managing the Swan… Read More ›
Initial Attack and Summary: McKinley Fire 11 Minute Dramatic Video with Special Information About How to Firewise
The McKinley Fire started near Milepost 91 of the Parks Highway on Aug. 17, 2019. The Alaska Type 2 Interagency Incident Management Team assumed management of the fire the evening of Monday, Aug. 19. This video summarizes the initial attack,… Read More ›
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