At least $46M spent on Swan Lake Fire     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The nation’s most expensive wildfire this year is one that has been burning for months on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. The Swan Lake Fire has so far ...

System will detect persistent growing heat sources     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Thermo-sensing cameras were installed in Alaska to help the fire department locate, analyze and monitor wildfires, officials said. The security-like thermography camera is meant to help the ...

Evacuation orders remain in place     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say firefighters are making progress on a wildfire burning north of Anchorage. Fire managers said Sunday the fire is now 28% contained. It’s estimated to have burned 5.2 ...

Hundreds evacuated from McKinley Fire     By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A wildfire burning north of Anchorage, Alaska, has destroyed 51 homes and three businesses, officials said Friday. Another 84 buildings between the communities of ...

About 200 firefighters are battling the wildfire     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Fire officials have increased the number of structures lost in a fire burning north of Anchorage from 50 to 80. Officials have not said how many of ...

Anchorage air quality was listed as “unhealthy”     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska officials have closed some forest lands to all uses as a wildfire approached the Chugach National Forest. The Anchorage Daily News reported Sunday that smoke from ...

Temporary evacuations for fire near Anchorage     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Firefighters from Oregon and Alaska continue to work a wildfire that sent a large plume of smoke over Alaska’s largest city. The fire was at 30 percent contained ...

Fire was 80 percent contained within two hours     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire caused some temporary evacuations Tuesday in Alaska’s largest city. The fire created a large plume of smoke those rose over Anchorage and ...

Level 2 warning as Shovel Creek fire burns     FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Fairbanks, Alaska, emergency officials have issued evacuation warnings to some residents as the Shovel Creek wildfire burns nearby. On Sunday, just after midnight, the Fairbanks North ...

A look back at the 2018 wildfire season     Harrison Leahy – North Star Fire Crew 2018