Swan Lake Fire air operations checking fireline north of Cooper Landing the evening of Monday, August 26, 2019.
AK Fire Info
Smoke Outlook for 8/27 – 8/28
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Advisory in effect through Wednesday afternoon for the Susitna Valley and Kenai Peninsula. South central Alaska is being impacted by the smoke from multiple wildfires in the surrounding area…. Read More ›
Caribou Lake Fire Update – August 27, 2019
The Caribou Lake Fire received some rain on Monday; however, the ongoing drought conditions have caused the vegetation and ground to remain excessively dry. Crews continued to work toward 100 percent containment on the fire. Thermal infrared detection indicated that… Read More ›
Live – McKinley Fire Parks Highway Travel Advisory: Heavy Fog and Smoke Inversion Use Extreme Caution
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: tinyurl.com/McKinleyFireYoutube You can watch this video at this link: https://youtu.be/eTvLsx8enls There will be a community meeting TONIGHT, Tuesday August 27th at the Willow Elementary School at 6:30 p.m. focused on recovery with a fire update. Live… Read More ›
McKinley Fire Morning Update: 08-27-19
McKinley Fire Update – Tuesday, August 27, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. Norm McDonald, Incident Commander Fire Information: 907-313-9826 Email: 2019.mckinley@firenet.gov Web: http://www.akfireinfo.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry/ Acreage: 3,318 Containment: 67% Personnel: 565 Start Date: 8/17/2019 There will be a community meeting TONIGHT, Tuesday August… Read More ›
Live – 67% Containment McKinley Fire 10:00pm Evening Update With Breaking News
Live – McKinley Fire 10:00pm Evening Update With Breaking News: 67% containment as 565 firefighters work both day and night shifts. This is the “Breaking it Down” session where we address your questions and work to meet your information needs…. Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire – Cooper Landing is in “SET” Status
10:00 pm – Cooper Landing is in a SET status because of fire activity. The fire has crossed Resurrection Trail and is near Slaughter and Slate Creeks, about two miles from Cooper Landing. Cooper Landing is in a SET status…. Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire – Cooper Landing at “Set”
8//26/19 8:00 PM STERLING HIGHWAY SWAN LAKE FIRE UPDATE The Sterling Highway is now closed at the Y at the intersection of the Sterling Highway and the Seward Highway to allow people leaving Cooper Landing to get out. Cooper Landing… Read More ›
Law Enforcement Officers Assist Two Motorists Overnight on the Sterling Highway
August 26, 2019 – Law enforcement officers from Kenai National Wildlife Refuges assisted two motorists last night as they were managing traffic on the Sterling Highway on a stretch of road where smoke and flames from the Swan Lake Fire… Read More ›
McKinley Fire Re-Entry: Safety Officer Tom Greiling on the Hazards Property Owners are Facing as they Return Home
Please be advised, recently burned areas are very dangerous. Fire burns deeply in extremely dry duff layers and has weakened many trees that continue falling unexpectedly. Ash pits have caused minor burn injuries to firefighters. Ash pits are deep holes… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 