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Point Franklin is a piece of land located on the Chukchi Sea side of North Slope, Alaska. Point Franklin is a few miles north of Wainwright , limiting with the Peard Bay to the east. Point Franklin was named by British mariner Frederick William Beechey on August 15, 1826, after Lieutenant (afterwards Sir) John Franklin .
The Swan Lake Fire was a large lightning-caused wildfire that burnt between Sterling and Cooper Landing on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska from June 5, 2019, until the autumn of that year. [2] In total, the fire burned approximately 170,000 acres (69,000 hectares).
August 30: A snowstorm was reported by the northernmost ships, and the fleet became more strung-out – over 50 miles from Wainwright inlet to Point Franklin. Sep 1: A strong southwest breeze. The Roman was struck by a floe while cutting-in to a bowhead. The ship sank fast, and the crew escaped in the whaleboats, a distance of about 20 miles ...
Already more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut and the usual worst of the fire season lays ahead.
The Miller’s Reach Fire, also known as the Big Lake Fire, was a wildfire that began on June 2, 1996 in an area around Miller’s Reach Road near Houston, Alaska, approximately 33 miles (53 km) north of Anchorage, Alaska. The fire burned over 37,000 acres (15,000 ha), destroyed at least 344 structures, [3] and caused more than $10 million in ...
The evacuation order for the Franklin fire includes much of central Malibu, affecting about 6,000 homes.
A Populatic Street resident reported the fire at 3:19 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy flames in the woods. McLaughlin estimated the fire burned about 12 acres of land.
On 15 December 1986, she fought a fire on the tug Kathryne McAllister 5 miles east of Avalon, New Jersey. [2] [3] From commissioning to 1978, Point Franklin was commanded by enlisted chief petty officers, which are termed officers-in-charge since they do not hold a commission. In 1978, junior officers with the rank of lieutenant, junior grade ...