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• Streamed Live – Deshka Landing Fire community meeting at the Willow Elementary School

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 25, 2019

  

  Live – #DeshkaLandingFire community meeting at the Willow Elementary School with PNW Team 10 Incident Commander Alan Lawson. Towards the end there will be an audience Q&A and #McKinleyFire update by IC Norm McDonald. Fire Information: 907-715-9205     Web: http://www.akfireinfo.com/      Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry/ Email:deshkalandingfireinfo@gmail.com

• Additional Alaska crew joins fight against Levelock Fire

  By PIO Sam Harrel on August 25, 2019

  Firefighters continue making good progress securing firelines on the Levelock Fire (#752) to protect the village of Levelock and the airstrip. Crews are increasing the width of containment lines to 100 feet during their mop-up operation. Firing operations to remove… Read More ›

• Streamed Live-#McKinleyFire Talkeetna community meeting August 25 from the Upper Susitna Senior Center

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 25, 2019

  

  To watch all the McKinley Fire video footage, subscribe to our YouTube Channel:https://tinyurl.com/McKinleyFireYoutube Live-#McKinleyFire community meeting from the Upper Susitna Senior Center with the Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team, Incident Commander Norm McDonald. Towards the end there will be an audience… Read More ›

• Suppression Efforts Continue On The Deshka Landing Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 25, 2019

  A second community meeting is scheduled for this Sunday, August 25 at the Willow Elementary School at 3:00 p.m. The Northwest Incident Management Team 10 will provide an update on the current fire situation and answer questions from the community…. Read More ›

• Smoke Outlook for 8/25 – 8/26 – Alaska South

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 25, 2019

  Special Statement The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Advisory in effect through Monday afternoon for the Susitna Valley, Kenai Peninsula, and includes the Copper River Valley. Fire Southcentral Alaska is being impacted by the smoke… Read More ›

• Swan Lake Fire Update – August 25

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 25, 2019

  

  A community meeting will be held tonight at the Sterling Community Center at 6:00 pm. On Saturday afternoon, the fire was active approximately 1.5 miles south of the Sterling Highway, within the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area. Fixed wing aircraft took… Read More ›

• Caribou Lake Fire – August 25, 2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 25, 2019

  Two additional crews arrived to assist with suppression on the Caribou Lake Fire Saturday. The fire behavior was influenced by wind and terrain features during the day; however, the fire only increased 5 acres in size. The fire is currently… Read More ›

• McKinley Fire Morning Update: 8-25-19

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 25, 2019

  

  To watch all the McKinley Fire video footage, subscribe to our YouTube Channel:https://tinyurl.com/McKinleyFireYoutube Acreage: 3,368             Containment: 28%         Personnel: 442          Start Date: 8/17/2019 Containment is up to 28 percent. Two-way traffic will resume on Parks Highway at noon… Read More ›

• McKinley Fire Live 11pm August 24 – Hazards Remain as Containment Reaches 28%

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 24, 2019

  

  Breaking News 28% containment for the McKinley Fire with 442 firefighters working day and night to protect homes and secure the approximately 28 total miles of fireline. In this “Breaking it Down” session we will answer your previous questions from… Read More ›

• Caribou Lake, North Fork, and Swan Lake Fires Community Meeting

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 24, 2019

  Fire officials from the Caribou Lake, Swan Lake and North Fork Fires provided an update about each fire to community members in Fritz Creek on Saturday afternoon. The meeting was live streamed and recorded on KPB Alerts (@KPBAlerts) Facebook page.

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