wildfire

A group of Soldotna Girl Scouts have designed and manufactured a product that can help prevent human-caused wildfires. The innovation won first prize at the annual Caring for the Kenai competition, an environmental awareness contest for high school students across the Kenai Peninsula.

Micah Hahn, who's leading the study, said a big part of the project is to develop online tools so Alaskans have the information they need to access federal funding.

Continued hot, dry conditions across much of Alaska drove the state to issue a burn closure for many types of fires.

There are no large wildfires in the Kenai area. But smoke from the Interior is blowing down, prompting a “moderate” air quality warning for Southcentral Alaska.

Officials say the Loon Lake Fire outside Sterling is under control and that they have no concerns about it escaping at this time.Fire crews are finishing…

Fire crews are containing a lightning-caused wildfire that started a half mile from Swan Lake outside Sterling this weekend.The Division of Forestry said…

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…

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…

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…

Researchers from the University of Alaska Anchorage and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health are collaborating on a pilot study to better understand…