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The 2,000-acre fire and others north of the Brooks Range fit a pattern of increasing wildfires in the treeless no ...
Fires near Fairbanks and Healy are destroying homes and fouling the air, and cut into some visitor-dependent businesses along the Parks Highway over the normally busy Fourth of July weekend. Alaska's ...
The thing about the “United States” is that — until recently — it was part of our national ethos to look after one another.
As wildfires continue to ignite and burn across Alaska's Interior, warm weather in Southcentral Alaska over the July Fourth weekend contributed to several small blazes within the Municipality of.
“Over the three-day weekend, there were more than a dozen wildland fire responses within the MOA, four of which required a ...
The race for a commissioner’s seat on one of the largest fire districts in Spokane is underscored by a critical issue – ...
A warmer world is expected to bring more thunderstorms, especially at higher latitudes. Scientists are now reporting a ...
Fire personnel are bracing for a potential increase in fire activity this week due to dry, hot conditions across Interior Alaska. While fire personnel made progress on wildfires thanks to rain and ...
A fire-retardant air tanker drops a load onto a burned-over area around the Oskawalik Fire in southwest Alaska. "There's about 80 firefighters assigned as of Monday afternoon," he said.
But just a few days ago, Jim said, it looked like the fire was heading straight for Haystack. “I could see the flames taller than the ridge, probably 150, 200-feet tall,” he said.
The Alaska National Guard deployed five firefighters, a command vehicle, and a 2,000-gallon water tender to the Bear Creek Fire. They join a Kenai Fire Department engine and two engines sent by ...
Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have elevated the state to Preparedness Level 5 (PL5) , which is the highest level, as wildfire activity continues across the state.July 7 - 3:15 p.m.The Parks ...