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LIVE: Evacuation statuses downgraded, weather helps moderate fires throughout Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have downgraded the state to Preparedness Level 3 (PL3) as of Wednesday morning. Aug. 18 - 7:45 a.m. Crews are still working on the ...
Homeland Security Today

FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Himalaya Road Fire in Alaska

Himalaya Road Fire in Alaska (Photo: Alaska DNR - Division of Forestry & Fire Protection via Facebook) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with ...
Alaska Public Media

In one of Alaska’s most fire-threatened neighborhoods, many refused to follow evacuation notices

Robin Metzner’s home at the end of Haystack Road serves as a rendezvous point for people in the area who fled from the Himalaya Road Fire in June 2025. Jim Strickland lives on Haystack Road, north of ...