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• Swan Lake Fire – Brief Afternoon Update 8/22/2019

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 22, 2019

  Five additional handcrews arrived on the Swan Lake Fire and have been deployed to the southwestern corner of the fire, just above Skilak Lake. These crews contain an average of twenty firefighters each.  Hose lay has been completed on this… Read More ›

• Ready, Set, GO lines explained: Swan Lake Fire

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 22, 2019

  

  Rocky Gilbert, the Operations Section Chief with the Great Basin Incident Management Team talks with Brenda Ahlberg, Borough OEM Information Officer, about what the Ready, Set, Go! lines mean for Cooper Landing and Sterling. Ready means think about what you… Read More ›

• Smoke Outlook for Alaska South: 8/22 – 8/23

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 22, 2019

  Kenai Peninsula: Communities closest to the Swan Lake Fire will continue to see the most smoke impacts, especially Cooper Landing. However, the eastern side should see some improvements as smoke is pushed to the west. Sterling, Soldotna, Kenai to south… Read More ›

• Levelock Fire firefighters focus on point protection

  By PIO Sam Harrel on August 22, 2019

  Emergency firefighter crews from Hooper Bay and Chevak assisted BLM Alaska Smokejumpers and residents of Levelock to complete hose lays across most of their control lines except for the extreme north and south ends of the Levelock Fire (#752). Dozers… Read More ›

• Live Video -Morning Update from the Menard Sports Complex Evacuation Center

  By kalecasey on August 22, 2019

  

  #McKinleyFire 10% Containment, 273 personnel and a decrease in overall acreage to 3,752 due to more sophisticated mapping. Firefighters make significant progress building direct containment lines Light winds and more favorable weather allowed firefighters to complete their second consecutive day… Read More ›

• Southcentral Alaska smoke outlook for Aug. 22: Air quality advisory issued for Susitna Valley, Kenai Peninsula

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on August 22, 2019

  

  The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Advisory in effect through Friday afternoon for the Susitna Valley and Kenai Peninsula. Southcentral Alaska is being impacted by the smoke from multiple wildfires in the surrounding area. A… Read More ›

• Winds are expected to challenge Caribou Lake and North Fork fires again today

  By PIO Sam Harrel on August 22, 2019

  The Caribou Lake Fire (#754) had low to moderate fire behavior on Wednesday with most of the activity on the western portion and along dozer lines on the ridge tops of Boxcar Hills. Firelines constructed by crews were challenged yesterday… Read More ›

• Swan Lake Operations Update August 22

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 22, 2019

  #swanlakefire A 192-second video explaining why the Sterling Highway had to be closed temporarily yesterday afternoon and planned actions today. More crews are arriving today and aircraft, including scooper planes, are ready to fly if the air clears. 316 people… Read More ›

• McKinley Fire AM Update 8/22/19; Firefighters Make Significant Progress Building Direct Containment Lines

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on August 22, 2019

  

  Update – Thursday, August 22, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. Norm McDonald, Incident Commander Fire Information: 907-761-6233  Email: 2019_akmss_mckinley@firenet.gov Web: http://www.akfireinfo.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AK.Forestry/ Acreage: 3,752     Containment: 10%     Personnel: 273     Start Date: 8/17/2019     Cause: Unknown Firefighters Make Significant Progress Building Direct Containment… Read More ›

• Deshka Landing Fire 10 percent contained; community meeting tonight in Willow

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on August 22, 2019

  

  The Deshka Landing Fire near Willow has not grown significantly in the last 48 hours and no structures or private land have been involved. The fire size remains estimated at 2,217 acres and the fire is 10 percent contained as… Read More ›

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