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Over 563 firefighters have fought the McKinley Fire and an additional 230 firefighters have worked on the Deshka Landing Fire since August 17th. While many of these firefighters are from
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
While firefighters are gaining ground on containing the McKinley Fire near Talkeetna, Alaska, there is also a large number of people working with those displaced by the fires. The logistics
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 the destructive McKinley Fire continues to burn south of Talkeetna, local shops and services are trying to get back to business as usual. Some, like Denali Dry Goods, saw
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,
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
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,
