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, … Fire update for Sunday, August 25th.

8/23 9:30 am: The Mat Su Borough will be partnering with other local agencies to deliver destroyed structure notifications to residents affected by the McKinley Fire on Friday morning at … McKinley Wildfire at Mile 91.5 Parks Highway

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, … Governor Dunleavy declares disaster for McKinley, Deshka Landing, Swan Lake Fires

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 … Jessica Stevens Community Foundation awards emergency grants to KTNA, Upper Susitna Food Pantry

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 … Valley fire updates for the morning of August 23rd

When the Parks Highway closed temporarily due to the McKinley Wildfire on Sunday, the amount of travelers utilizing this main road system that connects Anchorage to Fairbanks becomes obvious when … Visitors and locals wait for hours in traffic during early days of the McKinley Fire

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 … Morning fire update for 8/22

On Wednesday afternoon, members of the McKinley Fire Incident Command Team held an informational meeting for evacuees at the Upper Susitna Senior Center.  KTNA’s Katie Writer was there, and sat … McKinley Incident Management Team Briefs Locals

Official McKinley Fire Update Official Deshka Landing Fire Update As of Tuesday, both the McKinley and Deshka have grown, but that growth has slowed significantly due to calmer winds. Much … Valley fire updates for the evening of 8/20