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 ›
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 ›
#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 ›
#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 ›
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 ›
#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 ›
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 ›
Acreage: 3,288 Containment: 95% Start Date: 8/17/2019 Alaskan Type 3 Incident Commander Zane Brown and his team continue to work towards the goal of being the final team to bring closure to the ongoing tasks of… Read More ›
Just a reminder that there will be a Swan Lake Fire public meeting tonight, 9/16/19, at the Cooper Landing School at 6:00 pm. Tonight’s Swan Lake Fire public meeting will be streamed live on Facebook. It will be available for… Read More ›
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