2:40 pm 5-25 EVACUATION FOR FUNNY RIVER NOW. The Alaska Team says Funny River Road is under an evacuation order now. Everyone from Milepost 7 and east that lives on the south side of the road (the fire side) should… Read More ›
AK Fire Info
Funny River Fire Update and Map
ALASKA INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TYPE 2 TEAM Rob Allen, INCIDENT COMMANDER FIRE INFORMATION PHONE: (907) 714-2484 FACEBOOK: Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team INCIWEB: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3878/ EMAIL: funnyriverfire@gmail.com 9:30 am May 25, 2014 FUNNY RIVER FIRE UPDATE 123,649 acres with 20% containment… Read More ›
Anchorage, Mat-Su area smoke advisory
May 24, 2014 3:10 p.m. (Fairbanks, AK) – Residents of Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley can expect to see considerable drift smoke from the Tyonek and Funny River fires as long as winds from the south persist. Information about current… Read More ›
Kenai Peninsula smoke and travel alert
May 24, 2014, 3:00 p.m. (Fairbanks, AK) – Residents and travelers on the Kenai Peninsula are reminded that rapidly changing conditions on the Funny River fire have the potential to disrupt travel on the Sterling Highway and associated side roads…. Read More ›
Funny River Fire Evacuation Advisory
There is an evacuation advisory in place for the east side (fire side) of the Sterling Highway from Kalifornsky Beach road at the Soldotna end, to mile marker 109 which is the Kasilof Bridge. The advisory is also for all of… Read More ›
Funny River Fire Update & Map
FUNNY RIVER FIRE UPDATE 9:30 am 96,584 acres with 20% containment Yesterday firefighters made further progress constructing fire containment lines along the north and northwest sides of the #funnyriverfire and containment is now at 20 percent. At 5 PM, the fire… Read More ›
Evacuation Readiness Issued For Pollard Loop Area Near Funny River Fire
Pollard Loop Subdivision, on the Sterling Hwy between Soldotna and Kasilof, was placed under a evacuation readiness advisory about 1:30 pm Friday. This is not an evacuation order. This means get ready as an evacuation request could be issued in the… Read More ›
Burn closure for Kenai Peninsula – ALL BURNING IS PROHIBITED
3:15 p.m. (Fairbanks, AK) – Past and prevailing weather conditions have caused extremely dry and smoky conditions on the Kenai Peninsula. The Alaska Division of Forestry and the State Forester determined that it is necessary to prohibit the use of… Read More ›
Funny River Fire Update & Map
ALASKA INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TYPE 2 TEAM Rob Allen, INCIDENT COMMANDER FIRE INFORMATION PHONE: (907) 714-2484 INCIWEB: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3878/ EMAIL: funnyriverfire@gmail.com 10:30am May 23, 2014 FUNNY RIVER FIRE UPDATE 67,084 acres with 15% containment. Red Flag Warning in effect. The fire is… Read More ›
Be safe with wildland fire this Memorial Day weekend
Fairbanks, Alaska — Memorial Day weekend is May 23-26 and forecasts are predicting warm, dry weather. Vegetation is dry and prone to rapid fire spread. The holiday weekend traditionally leads to a number of new wildfires that are accidently or… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 