Sockeye Fire Estimated Now at 7,585 Acres

Sockeye Fire Estimated Now at 7,585 Acres

Fire officials tracking the Sockeye fire have estimated the size of the blaze at 7,585 acres they have said on the Mat-Su Borough page on early Tuesday. They also announced that the Type I Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team will take command of the fire at 7 am this morning. Although, they say the Parks […]

Willow Sockeye Blaze Grows to 6,500 Acres

Willow Sockeye Blaze Grows to 6,500 Acres

A two-acre fire in the Willow area north of Anchorage that was first reported on Sunday afternoon has grown tremendously in size and is now an estimated 6,500 acres on Monday. The blaze has been dubbed the Sockeye Fire, named after the avenue in Willow where the fire was initially sparked. The fire was human-caused, […]