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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
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
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
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
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
UPDATE: The Alaska Department of Public Safety, State Fire Marshal and Alaska State Troopers are working with the Alaska Division of Forestry and Matanuska Susitna Borough to determine the exact
8/23 10:10 am: As of Thursday evening, the Deshka Landing Fire is not significantly expanding. The estimated size of the fire has been reduced to 1,543 acres, a decrease of
Update 7:45: The fire is out. One structure has been lost. Update 4:45 p.m.: We are hearing reports that the portion of the Mercedes fire that spread into the trees
