Downtown Talkeetna structure extinguished with help from as far as Houston
The Talkeetna Fire Department has been released from the Sockeye Fire for now, but their rest had to wait after a fire began much closer to home. Last night,
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Talkeetna man charged with theft from properties destroyed by Sockeye Fire
On Thursday, an unidentified Talkeetna man was charged with stealing copper wire and tubing from two properties in Willow. Troopers patrolling the evacuation area for the Sockeye Fire received a
Update on Parks Highway, Evacuation Zones
By: Liz Ruskin – APRN Managers of the Sockeye Fire near Willow plan to begin letting residents back into the evacuation area today. At 10 this morning, the evacuation zone
State announces burn, fireworks bans
On Wednesday evening, the State of Alaska announced that open fires and the sale and use of fireworks are now banned on all state, municipal, and private property inside the
Susitna Valley fire updates
As of Wednesday afternoon, the latest estimate on the Sockeye Fire is 7,555 acres, up forty-three acres from yesterday. More than 400 firefighters are working around-the-clock to fight the fire,
Thursday evening Susitna Valley fire update
READ THURSDAY AM ONLY According to Celeste Prescott, Public Information Officer at the Sockeye Fire Incident Command Center, officials are considering making the evacuation zone fore the 7,555 acre
Thursday Noon Sockeye Fire Update
On Thursday, the official estimate of the size of the Sockeye Fire was reduced to 7,066 acres, a reduction of almost 500 acres. According to the Incident Command Post, the
Places to get information on the Sockeye Fire
Sockeye Fire Update 6-24: The Sockeye Fire is 92 percent contained. Firefighters continue to patrol fire lines and work the remaining portions of the uncontained perimeter along scattered sections of
Aircraft, Hotshot Crew Dispatched to Fight Lightning Fires Near Goose Creek
8:30 – Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 On Tuesday evening, lightning strikes started two fires in the area of Goose Creek near Mile 95 of the Parks Highway. Incident Command