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• Live McKinley Fire Breaking News – following the morning operational briefing with special guest Incident Meteorologist Mark Loeffelbein.

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 24, 2019

  

  Live McKinley Fire Breaking News – Live – #McKinleyFire update following the morning operational briefing with special guest Incident Meteorologist Mark Loeffelbein. The northeast winds are blowing but thankfully these winds are blowing above the inversion layer and are not impacting the… Read More ›

• McKinley Fire Morning Update: 08-24-19

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 24, 2019

  Acreage: 3,368  Containment: 11%  Personnel: 439 Start Date: 8/17/2019 Friday, the Mat Su Borough along with other local agencies delivered notifications of destroyed structures to residents affected by the McKinley Fire. The total losses include; 51 primary homes, 3 commercial buildings, and… Read More ›

• Caribou Lake Fire Update – August 24, 2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 24, 2019

  A community meeting will be held at the McNeil Canyon School (52188 East End Rd, Fritz Creek) on Saturday, August 24 at 3:00 PM. The Caribou Lake Fire is currently 895 acres and 20 percent contained. Fire behavior was moderate… Read More ›

• Southcentral smoke forecast for August 24

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on August 24, 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 now includes the Copper River Valley. Fire Southcentral Alaska is being impacted by the… Read More ›

• Alaska Team Drone Footage of the McKinley Fire Aug 23 2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 23, 2019

  

  #McKinleyFire Watch this short but very informative drone footage by one of the BLM Alaska Fire Service UAS Drone Operators of the impacted area. We have been talking for the past several days about the high number of fire weakened trees,… Read More ›

• Deshka Landing Fire Crews Make Good Progress

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 23, 2019

  Good progress has been made over the last two days on the Deshka Landing Fire. Firefighters providing structure protection and working to prepare homes in the Red Shirt Lake area removing brush, setting up pumps and laying hose around structures…. Read More ›

• Streamed Live – Watch the McKinley Fire Community Meeting August 23 2019 at the Willow Elementary School with Deshka Fire Update

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 23, 2019

  

  Live-#McKinleyFire community meeting from the Willow Lake Elementary School with the Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team, Incident Commander Norm McDonald. Towards the end there will be an audience Q&A and #DeshkaFireupdate by Incident Commander Alan Lawson. Fire Information: 907-761-6233         Email: 2019.mckinley@firenet.gov… Read More ›

• Firefighters describe current fire conditions at the Caribou Lake Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 23, 2019

  Winds were light on the Caribou Lake Fire today. Based on reports from firefighters at the Caribou Lake Fire this afternoon, the fire was burning intermittently in the grasses and moss, but was not as active in the black spruce…. Read More ›

• Caribou Lake Fire Community Meeting on Saturday

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 23, 2019

  

  There will be a community meeting for the Caribou Lake Fire on Saturday, August 24, 2019 @ 3:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the McNeil Canyon Elementary School (52188 East End Rd., Fritz Creek, Alaska). The meeting will be… Read More ›

• Sterling Highway is now Open

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 23, 2019

  Swan Lake Fire – Travel along the Sterling Highway is now open. Traffic was temporarily closed due to provide for public and firefighting safety while aerial firefighting operations took place.

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