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• Swan Lake Fire – Cooper Landing is in “SET” Status

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 26, 2019

  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”

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 26, 2019

  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

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 26, 2019

  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

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 26, 2019

  

  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 ›

• Sign up for Nixle emergency alerts

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on August 26, 2019

  If you’ve not yet subscribed to receive Nixle texts and emails alerting you to issues of immediate public concern such as evacuations and highway closures, we encourage you to do so. Nixle is utilized by emergency service organizations for communicating… Read More ›

• Swan Lake Fire Operations Update

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 26, 2019

  With favorable winds at their backs, firefighters on the Swan Lake Fire began “burnout” operations along a section of the Sterling Highway at about 2:30 p.m. today.  Hot shot crews using drip torches are methodically lighting unburned fuel on the… Read More ›

• McKinley Fire Update 08-26-19: Evacuation Levels Lowered at 12:00 PM

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 26, 2019

  #McKinleyFire 08-26-19 12:00PM The Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team, responsible for managing the McKinley Fire, and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough have coordinated to lower current evacuation levels. The “Level 3 – Go” residents who were evacuated last Sunday, August 17th, will… Read More ›

• New lightning-start fires in the Bristol Bay region as firefighters secure Levelock

  By PIO Sam Harrel on August 26, 2019

  Smokejumpers responding to a new fire reported Sunday evening outside of Ekwok were diverted to another new fire about 7 miles northwest of King Salmon. Rain showers and thunderstorms with light and variable winds were reported in the area as… Read More ›

• Extreme conditions extend Alaska wildfire season to September 30

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on August 26, 2019

  

  With several wildfires burning in Southcentral Alaska and high fire danger persisting due to continued warm, dry conditions, Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Corri Feige announced today that Alaska’s statutory wildfire season will be extended from August 31 to September… Read More ›

• Swan Lake Fire – Aug. 26

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 26, 2019

  Travel Delays Remain Likely Along Sterling Highway The status of the Sterling Highway is subject to change at any time. Closure information is available at 511.alaska.gov, kpoem.com, and on Facebook at KPB Alerts. A travel plan for these delays is… Read More ›

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