Quick action by firefighters on the ground and in the air corralled a a wildfire about about 2 miles west of Fox River northeast of Homer on the Kenai Peninsula Wednesday evening. The Caribou Fire (#134) is burning about 2… Read More ›
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Warm, dry weather and lightning produce uptick in wildfire activity in Southcentral Alaska
Warm, dry conditions and lightning resulted in a spike in wildfire activity in Southcentral Alaska over the weekend. There were five new fires reported in the Mat-Su protection area, including three that were attributed to lightning. Prior to those lightning… Read More ›
Dry, pre-greenup conditions lead to more grass fires in Southcentral Alaska
An escaped lawn burn destroyed a storage shed in Homer on Sunday and there were three more grass fires reported in the Mat-Su Valley over the weekend, evidence that wildland fire season has officially arrived in Southcentral Alaska. With the… Read More ›
North Fork and Caribou Lake fires on Kenai Peninsula showed little growth overnight
Two fires burning on the southern Kenai Peninsula are receiving a strong response. The Zigzag Hotshot crew from Oregon is reporting this morning to the North Fork Fire (#751) burning six miles northwest of Homer. The hotshots will join the… Read More ›
State forestry battling two wildfires on Kenai Peninsula; one in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and one near Homer
The Alaska Division of Forestry is responding to two wildfires burning on the Kenai Peninsula. The East Fork Fire was reported at 6:25 p.m. and is burning in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, approximately 5-6 miles north of the Sterling… Read More ›
Firefighters control Sandra Street Fire east of Homer
June 6, 2014, 1 p.m. Division of Forestry engines and helitack from Homer and Soldotna along with resources from the Funny River Fire joined with firefighters from Kachemak Emergency Services to respond to a reported ½ acre fire off of… Read More ›
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