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Firefighters continue to make progress on the McKinley Fire in challenging conditions, according to an update published on Thursday. The fire remains at ninety-five percent containment, and still has over
As the McKinley Fire gets closer to full containment, multiple governmental and non-profit groups are organizing short and long-term relief for those impacted by the fire. At an informational meeting
As of Wednesday morning, the McKinley Fire is seventy percent contained. As progress has continued on the McKinley Fire in the Caswell area between Willow and Talkeetna, evacuated residents have
As of Monday afternoon, the McKinley Fire is forty-six percent contained, according to an update released by the incident team. At noon on Monday, the team announced that evacuation levels
As of Sunday, the McKinley Fire was twenty-eight percent contained, according to the team coordinating efforts to fight the fire. Increased winds forecast for Saturday remained high in the atmosphere,
Governor Mike Dunleavy has declared a disaster for wildfires in the Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula Boroughs. According to the announcement on Friday afternoon, the disaster declaration activates multiple state programs,
At an emergency meeting on Thursday, the board of directors of the Jessica Stevens Community Foundation voted to award two emergency grants due to the McKinley Fire. Jessica Stevens Community
According to the incident command teams, neither the McKinley or Deshka Landing Fires grew significantly since yesterday. There will be a community meeting on the McKinley Fire at Willow Elementary
As of this morning, both the McKinley and Deshka Fires are ten-percent contained. Due to increased firefighting resources and calm winds, neither fire grew significantly yesterday. The McKinley Fire is
