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    Kachemak Emergency Services Chief Bob Cicciarella provides an update on the North Fork and Caribou Lake fires on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at a community meeting at McNeil Canyon Elementary School near Fritz Creek, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Firefighters making progess on Caribou Lake Fire
    By Michael Armstrong • August 26, 2019 5:30 am

    With the Caribou Lake Fire now estimated at 900 acres and 20% contained, better weather conditions have made officials optimistic…

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    Fire information is posted outside of Wildmans in Cooper Landing on Aug. 19, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
    Fire crews battle Swan Lake Fire after weekend...
    By Brian Mazurek • August 21, 2019 1:30 am

    Crews are working to create new control lines and keep the fire away from the highway

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    This photo of the Caribou Lake fire was taken about 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, northeast of Homer, Alaska, about two hours after Ian Pitzman texted a message reporting the fire to his wife, Stephanie Pitzman, via an inReach satellite communication device. (Photo by Ian Pitzman)
    New fire flares up near Caribou Lake
    By Michael Armstrong • August 20, 2019 5:30 am

    In the midst of wildland fires at the south North Fork Road and along the Sterling Highway near Cooper Landing,…

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    Diamond Ridge resident Parick Buongiorne watches the North Fork fire as it burns near the south end of the North Fork Road on Sunday evening, Aug. 18, 2019, near Homer, Alaska, as seen from Diamond Ridge Road. Buongiorne had previously worked as a wildlife firefighter with the Pioneer Peak crew. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Crews get dozer line around North Fork Fire;...
    By Michael Armstrong • August 19, 2019 5:30 am

    Update at 1:40 p.m.:

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    Courtesy Eastern Area Incident Management Team                                A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Monday.
    Swan Lake Fire growth stalls, crews near containment...
    By Brian Mazurek • July 24, 2019 1:30 am

    The fire is approximately 102,027 acres.

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    Firefighters arrive by boat to fight the fire.-Photo by Heather Ericson
    Firefighters stop Hesketh Island wildland fire
    By HEATHER ERICSON • June 26, 2013 6:11 pm

    A fire threatening inhabitants on Hesketh Island in Kachemak Bay was contained by Sunday after a response by Alaska Division…

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