Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Grandview Fire (#204), which is now 60% contained. On Friday, fire activity remained minimal, allowing crews to focus on strengthening containment lines. Firefighters completed a hose lay around the fire perimeter and… Read More ›
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Containment Efforts Continue on Grandview Fire in Sterling, AK
Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Grandview Fire (#204), which was determined to have been caused by an escaped campfire. Crews are working on completing dozer line around the fire perimeter and are continuing to strengthen containment lines… Read More ›
Firefighters Make Progress on Grandview Fire in Sterling
Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Grandview Fire (#204), which now sits at 89 acres, following more accurate mapping. The fire was driven east by winds on Wednesday but was successfully kept south of a transmission powerline corridor…. Read More ›
Firefighters extinguish first holdover from Swan Lake Fire on Kenai Peninsula
The first holdover fire from the 2019 Swan Lake Fire was reported on Tuesday along the Sterling Highway east of Soldotna. Multiple passing motorists reported smoke visible from the north side of the highway near milepost 66.5 at around 10:40… Read More ›