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The Kenai Peninsula got two inches of rain in some places this weekend. That’s in contrast to the historically dry weather that was worrying fire managers statewide earlier this summer. Restrictions on burning have since been lifted.
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Continued hot, dry conditions across much of Alaska drove the state to issue a burn closure for many types of fires.
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Kenai's parade and festivities are scheduled for Monday, with other events sprinkled across the peninsula throughout the weekend.
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Cooper Landing residents say the 2019 Swan Lake Fire is still fresh in their minds as small wildfires crop up along the highway.
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At its start, the Alaska Division of Forestry focused in large part on managing forests for the state’s timber industry. Firefighting was a secondary…
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There’s a mosaic of land managers on the Kenai Peninsula. But all share at least one common goal: mitigate damage from wildfires.That was front of mind…
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The burn suspension on the Kenai Peninsula has been lifted as of noon today.The Division of Forestry prohibited burning earlier this week due to dry…
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Dry conditions and hot temperatures have turned up the wildfire risk on the Kenai Peninsula this week. The Alaska Division of Forestry issued a burn…
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It's Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week in Alaska. This week, staff from the Division of Forestry talk through past and present efforts to…
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The ground on the central Kenai Peninsula is still buried beneath a thick, albeit shrinking, layer of snow. But the Division of Forestry has already…