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The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the East Fork Moose River bridge on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy Robert Kuiper)

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  • Jul 16, 2019
The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the East Fork Moose River bridge on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy Robert Kuiper)
Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen over the Kenai River valley from Cecil Rhode mountain in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)

New team takes over in fire fight

Fire lines, natural features curtail Swan Lake Fire growth

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen over the Kenai River valley from Cecil Rhode mountain in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)
Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen over the Kenai River valley from Cecil Rhode mountain in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)

Swan Lake Fire growth slows

The latest measurement of the Swan Lake Fire puts it at 100,516 total acres.

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen over the Kenai River valley from Cecil Rhode mountain in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)
A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Thursday. (Courtesy Northwest 13 Incident Management Team)

Firefighters complete containment line near Sterling as Swan Lake Fire slows

As of the latest update Thursday, the fire is 100,027 acres and is 24% contained.

A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Thursday. (Courtesy Northwest 13 Incident Management Team)
Northwest 13 Incident Management Team                                 A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Wednesday.

Swan Lake Fire growth slowed by cooler weather, more humidity

The high pressure system that has caused hot and dry conditions is being pushed away by marine winds

Northwest 13 Incident Management Team                                 A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Wednesday.
Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion                                Annie Cromwell of Anchorage brings in a sockeye salmon while dipnetting on the north beach in Kenai in June 2017.

Dipnetting is here!

The dipnet fishery opened Wednesday and will run through July 31.

Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion                                Annie Cromwell of Anchorage brings in a sockeye salmon while dipnetting on the north beach in Kenai in June 2017.
Swan Lake Fire prompts open fire ban in state and national parks on the peninsula

Swan Lake Fire prompts open fire ban in state and national parks on the peninsula

After a brief period of slowed growth, the Swan Lake Fire flared up again on Monday — reaching 99,086 acres, according to an update from… Continue reading

Swan Lake Fire prompts open fire ban in state and national parks on the peninsula
A map shows the extent of the Swan Lake Fire as of Monday, July 8, 2019, which has grown to 96,889 acres on the Kenai Peninsula. (Courtesy Northwest Incident Management Team)

Swan Lake Fire expansion slows over weekend

The fire is 96,889 acres and moving into higher elevations.

A map shows the extent of the Swan Lake Fire as of Monday, July 8, 2019, which has grown to 96,889 acres on the Kenai Peninsula. (Courtesy Northwest Incident Management Team)
Public safety briefs for July 7, 2019
Public safety briefs for July 7, 2019
A map of the Swan Lake Fire on the Kenai Peninsula as of July 6, 2019. (Courtesy Northwest 13 Incident Management Team)

Heat, dry conditions fuel Swan Lake Fire

The fire reached 92,657 acres Saturday

A map of the Swan Lake Fire on the Kenai Peninsula as of July 6, 2019. (Courtesy Northwest 13 Incident Management Team)
The waves, or places I belong

The waves, or places I belong

On my days off I drive. I drive to mountains and rivers and through flats — pacing the highway with wheels looking for a groove… Continue reading

The waves, or places I belong
Lafleur’s women’s title leads peninsula surge on Mount Marathon

Lafleur’s women’s title leads peninsula surge on Mount Marathon

King takes men’s title; smoke cancels junior race

Lafleur’s women’s title leads peninsula surge on Mount Marathon
The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the East Fork Moose River bridge on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy Robert Kuiper)

Dense smoke advisory in effect for interior Kenai Peninsula

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire will reduce visibility to 1/4 mile or less at times

The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the East Fork Moose River bridge on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy Robert Kuiper)
The east entrance of the Upper Kenai River Trail is photographed on Sunday, June 23, 2019, in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Some campgrounds, trails reopened near Skilak

Hidden Lake Campground and the recreational trails accessed along Skilak Lake Road opened Thursday.

The east entrance of the Upper Kenai River Trail is photographed on Sunday, June 23, 2019, in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen on the Sterling Highway near the Mystery Hills Thursday, July 4, 2019, on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Swan Lake Fire continues to spread with no rain in sight

A community meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday at Cooper Landing Elementary School.

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen on the Sterling Highway near the Mystery Hills Thursday, July 4, 2019, on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
The KBBI Public Radio office and studio is on Kachemak Way, as seen in this photo taken July 2m 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Local stations grapple with cuts to public media funding

Dunleavy eliminated $2.7 million in state funding for public broadcasting.

The KBBI Public Radio office and studio is on Kachemak Way, as seen in this photo taken July 2m 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the East Fork Moose River bridge on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy Robert Kuiper)

Third Swan Lake Fire community meeting scheduled for Friday in Cooper Landing

After nearly a month, the Swan Lake Fire continues to burn through the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge east of Sterling. A community meeting has been… Continue reading

The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the East Fork Moose River bridge on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy Robert Kuiper)
A haze of wildfire smoke hangs around the slopes of Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska, on July 1, 2019. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Wildfire smoke prompts Mount Marathon officials to issue unprecedented deferral option

It will be the first time all racers have the option of skipping the race and getting in next year.

A haze of wildfire smoke hangs around the slopes of Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska, on July 1, 2019. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Swan Lake Fire causes heavy smoke conditions on peninsula
Swan Lake Fire causes heavy smoke conditions on peninsula
A man waves during the 2019 Kenai 4th of July Parade in Kenai, Alaska. (Clarion file)

4th of July on the Kenai: where to go and what to expect

The annual 4th of July Parade and festival will take place starting at 11 a.m. on Trading Bay Road

A man waves during the 2019 Kenai 4th of July Parade in Kenai, Alaska. (Clarion file)