July 20, 3:30 p.m. – Approximately 50 community members of the McCarthy-Kennecott area attended a public meeting yesterday in McCarthy, where fire officials discussed and answered questions concerning the fire. Both Alaska Division of Forestry and National Park Service fire managers provided information on the current status of the fire, upcoming predicted fire weather, and […]
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Steamboat Creek Fire continues to make advances; now estimated at 12,000 acres
July 20, 2016 
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Fires Continue to be monitored in the Copper River Basin
July 19, 2016 Comments Off on Fires Continue to be monitored in the Copper River Basin
Fires from the recent lightning storms are continuing to burn in the Copper River Basin, but fire managers from the Alaska Division of Forestry and National Park Service have done an exceptional job with balancing suppression activities and managing fires for resource benefits. Fire is a natural process in the Alaska ecosystem which helps reduce […]
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