State fire officials will begin requiring burn permits in much of Southcentral and Southeast Alaska as of March 17 under an ...

A new national forecast predicts unusually high wildfire danger for the southern half of Alaska — a warning that lumps our typically winter-dominated state with sunnier climes like Texas and Florida.

shared by Kenai’s police and fire departments, hasn’t kept up with the needs of both departments over 50 years since it was constructed. In that time, Ross said, the population of Kenai has ...

Unseasonably dry conditions have prompted the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection to issue a public order officially declaring an early start to the fire season in much of the southeast and ...

The exact derivation of the name "Kenai" is unclear, although it is likely to have come from words of the indigenous Deana'ina Athabaskan Indians. The most likely candidates are "ken'ey" meaning ...

Due to warm temperatures and low snowpack, Alaska’s fire season will begin early on March 17, impacting Copper River-Valdez, ...

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche recognized the contributions of retired Kachemak Emergency Service Area chief ...

Parts of the state with heightened fire danger encompassed by the order include Mat-Su, the Copper River Basin and Valdez, the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak, McGrath and parts of Southwest Alaska and ...

State fire officials are urging extreme caution for ... A map of the area includes Anchorage, Mat-Su and the Kenai Peninsula as well as Bristol Bay, Kodiak, the Aleutian Islands and the entire ...