Swan Lake Fire Operational Briefing from the Northern Rockies Team 4 for 9/13/2019. #SwanLakeFire
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Swan Lake Fire Update – September 12, 2019 – 3:45 PM
Reminder that Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) still exist over the Swan Lake Fire airspace. Aircraft assigned to the Swan Lake Fire are still actively working and flying at different altitudes within the TFR. The Swan Lake Fire has fixed winged… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire Fact Sheet & Map – September 12, 2019
Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 9:00 AM Location: 5 miles northeast of Sterling, AK Incident Command: Type 2 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 4, Rick Connell, I.C. Size: 163,714 acres Containment: 37% Personnel: 375 Current Status: Yesterday, fire crews continued… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire Operational Video Update – September 12, 2019 – 10:15 AM
Swan Lake Fire Operational Briefing from the Northern Rockies Team 4 for 9/12/2019. Pilots should be aware that temporary flight restrictions are still in place in airspace over the fire. #SwanLakeFire
Swan Lake Fire Operational Video Update – September 10, 2019 – 8:30 AM
Swan Lake Fire Operational Briefing from the Northern Rockies Team 4. The team took over command of the Swan Lake Fire at 9:00 PM on September 9. #Swanlakefire
09/08/19 – 3:15 p.m. – South Alaska Smoke Outlook
With cooler, wetter weather and reduced fire behavior, smoke from wildfires has diminished noticeably in the Southcentral Alaska region. The Smoke Outlook published on September 8, 2019 will be the final outlook produced for this area. A general 3-day outlook… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire Update – 09/08/19 12:15 pm
Crews are flying drones today near Engineer Lake as well as near the Fuller Lake Trail in search of hot spots. If heat is found near the line firefighters will take action to extinguish those areas of concern. Fire crews… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire Operational Update – September 4, 2019 – 4:15 PM
No changes from previous update and firefighters continue to do valuable work on the Swan Lake Fire. For the past week or so, firefighters have been doing what we call “structure protection” in the Cooper Landing area. Part of that… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire – Sept. 4 – Daily Update
Portions of Kenai River to Reopen Today Starting today, a portion of the Kenai River will be reopened for boating on a limited basis. The river will be open to boating between Cooper Landing Boat Launch to Sportsman’s Landing from… Read More ›
Swan Lake Fire Operational Update – September 3, 2019 – 12:15 PM
Firefighters are utilizing the overnight moisture to assist in mop up operations to further contain the fire. The reduced fire activity allows firefighters to build line closer to the fire’s edge, south of Resurrection Pass Trail. The priority is to… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 