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In order to exercise efficient emergency management, states susceptible to wildfires have collaborated to develop the Firewise Communities USA Recognition Program.The Firewise Communities Program focuses on reducing the loss of life and property, in terms of wildfires, by providing resources to allow communities to build responsibly in natural surroundings and assist one another in preparing ...
The Mile 17 Fire was a wildfire that began around mile 17 of East End Road outside of Homer, Alaska, on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, and lasted until Sunday, May 17. Background [ edit ]
The Taylor Complex Fire was a 2004 complex of 7 wildfire incidents in Alaska that consumed approximately 1,303,358 acres (5,275 km 2) of land, the largest of which was the Billy Creek Fire. [1] By acreage, the complex was the largest wildfire in the United States between 1997 and 2007. [ 2 ]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Wildfires in Alaska" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 ...
Nov. 2—Lake County is in the process of updating its Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) — a document that helps identify and address the local threats of wildfire. After a summer when ...
The Shanta Creek Wildfire was a lightning caused forest fire that started on June 29, 2009, in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. More than 13,000 acres (53 km 2 ; 20 sq mi) were burned and over 400 personnel were involved in the firefighting effort.
Already more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut and the usual worst of the fire season lays ahead.
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