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• Final Video Update from the Swan Lake Fire, October 1, 2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on October 1, 2019

  

  Swan Lake Fire to Transition to local Kenai Kodiak Forestry Office on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 The #SwanLakeFire will transition to the local Kenai Kodiak Office tomorrow (Oct. 2, 2019) morning. This video covers the final messages from Zane Brown, Type 3 Team… Read More ›

• FINAL Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet and Public Information Map-Sept 30th

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 30, 2019

  Swan Lake FireFinal Update September 30, 2019   Firefighters working on the 167,164 acre Swan Lake Fire have completed the majority of suppression repair work including chipping brush piles and repairing containment lines built by dozers and crews. The Swan Lake Fire remains… Read More ›

• Sept 27-29th 2:00 PM – Three Day Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet and Public Information Map

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 27, 2019

  

  Three Day Update: September 27-29, 2019  Incident Command: Alaska Type 3 Organization, Zane Brown Incident Commander Size: 167,164 acres                         Containment: 90%                Personnel: 103 Due to little change in the activity of the fire, this update will reflect multiple… Read More ›

• Operations Update for the Swan Lake Fire -September 27, 2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 27, 2019

  

  If you want to watch the video on YouTube, follow the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65LoaolZjU0 Dan Osborne , Operations Trainee gives an update for the Swan Lake fire. He goes over what the crews have been doing and what the plans are… Read More ›

• Swan Lake Fire-KNWR Opens Limited Areas to The Public for Recreation Access

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 26, 2019

  

  United States Department of the Interior KENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE September 26, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Opens Limited Areas toThe Public for Recreation Access Effective Immediately on Thursday, September 26, 2019 The… Read More ›

• 9/26/19 – 11:00 AM – Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet and Public Information Map

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 26, 2019

  

  Thursday, September 26, 2019 Incident Command: Alaska Type 3 Organization, Zane Brown Incident Commander Size: 167,164 acres Containment: 81% Personnel: 102 Containment lines were tested by the gusty winds that traveled through the fire area on Wednesday. Those lines held… Read More ›

• Swan Lake Fire-Boat Launches off of Skilak Lake Road Open, Campgrounds Remain Closed

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 25, 2019

  Restrictions/Closures: An area closure remains in effect for all refuge and national forest lands that have been burned. Skilak Lake Road is open to provide access to Lower Skilak, Upper Skilak, and Jim’s Landing boat launches and Bottenintnin Lake. All… Read More ›

• Homer Electric Association Begins Mitigation of Risk of Transmission Lines Damaged During Swan Lake Fire on the Kenai Peninsula

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 25, 2019

  

  Homer Electric AssociationPRESS RELEASEDATE: September 25, 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Homer Electric Association (HEA), in coordination with the current fire team managing the Swan Lake fire, the Alaska Department of Transportation and the Alaska State Troopers, are beginning to prepare to… Read More ›

• Fire season may end, but work continues for BLM AFS Cache

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on September 25, 2019

  

  Warehouse preparing equipment for use on future fires This summer, more than 606 miles of hose was used on fires throughout Alaska. That’s more than the distance between Fairbanks and Homer (580 miles). All that hose needs to be cleaned,… Read More ›

• 9/25/19 – 10:00 AM – Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet and Public Information Map

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on September 25, 2019

  Incident Command: Alaska Type 3 Organization, Zane Brown Incident Commander Size:      167,164 acres               Containment: 81%                    Personnel: 104 Firefighters working on the lightning-caused Swan Lake Fire are getting a helping hand from cooler, wetter weather. A reconnaissance flight over the… Read More ›

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