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• Anchorage, Mat-Su area smoke advisory

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 24, 2014

  May 24, 2014 3:10 p.m. (Fairbanks, AK) – Residents of Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley can expect to see considerable drift smoke from the Tyonek and Funny River fires as long as winds from the south persist. Information about current… Read More ›

• Kenai Peninsula smoke and travel alert

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 24, 2014

  May 24, 2014, 3:00 p.m. (Fairbanks, AK) – Residents and travelers on the Kenai Peninsula are reminded that rapidly changing conditions on the Funny River fire have the potential to disrupt travel on the Sterling Highway and associated side roads…. Read More ›

• Work continues to strengthen Tyonek Fire containment lines

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 24, 2014

  May 24, 2014, 1:40 p.m. (Palmer, AK) – The Tyonek fire continues to hold at 1,906 acres. The management of the fire was assumed today by Washington Interagency Incident Management Team 3 (WIMT 3) Incident Commander Bob Allbee. Today is… Read More ›

• Funny River Fire Evacuation Advisory

  By akfirecontributor on May 24, 2014

  There is an evacuation advisory in place for the east side (fire side) of the Sterling Highway from Kalifornsky Beach road at the Soldotna end, to mile marker 109 which is the Kasilof Bridge. The advisory is also for all of… Read More ›

• Funny River Fire Update & Map

  By akfirecontributor on May 24, 2014

  

  FUNNY RIVER FIRE UPDATE 9:30 am 96,584 acres with 20% containment  Yesterday firefighters made further progress constructing fire containment lines along the north and northwest sides of the #funnyriverfire and containment is now at 20 percent. At 5 PM, the fire… Read More ›

• Dalton River Crossing Fire update

  By Alaska Fire PIOs on May 24, 2014

  10:38 a.m. The Dalton River Crossing Fire has grown to 500 acres and is holding steady. The growth was observed on the east side with some backing to the north. The fire, located north of the Yukon river and east of the… Read More ›

• Evacuation Readiness Issued For Pollard Loop Area Near Funny River Fire

  By akfirecontributor on May 23, 2014

  Pollard Loop Subdivision, on the Sterling Hwy between Soldotna and Kasilof, was placed under a evacuation readiness advisory about 1:30 pm Friday. This is not an evacuation order. This means get ready as an evacuation request could be issued in the… Read More ›

• Dry and windy conditions will test containment lines

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 23, 2014

  3:25 p.m. (Palmer, AK) – The weather today is again expected to be windy and dry. These conditions will test containment lines on the Tyonek Fire. Crews have the coastal east side of the fire contained and will continue to… Read More ›

• Burn closure for Kenai Peninsula – ALL BURNING IS PROHIBITED

  By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on May 23, 2014

  3:15 p.m. (Fairbanks, AK) – Past and prevailing weather conditions have caused extremely dry and smoky conditions on the Kenai Peninsula. The Alaska Division of Forestry and the State Forester determined that it is necessary to prohibit the use of… Read More ›

• Funny River Fire Update & Map

  By akfirecontributor on May 23, 2014

  ALASKA INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TYPE 2 TEAM Rob Allen, INCIDENT COMMANDER FIRE INFORMATION PHONE: (907) 714-2484 INCIWEB: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3878/ EMAIL: funnyriverfire@gmail.com 10:30am May 23, 2014 FUNNY RIVER FIRE UPDATE 67,084 acres with 15% containment. Red Flag Warning in effect. The fire is… Read More ›

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