Isabelle Ross/KDLG

Fire crews employ point protection around Levelock

Crews use point protection to defend the village and surrounding infrastructure. Tundra around Levelock will likely continue to burn until it rains.

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Isabelle Ross/KDLG

Volunteers remain hopeful, as Levelock Fire reaches 5% containment

Courtesy of Jaclyn Christensen

Port Heiden's Offal Beach Fire burning across 1,100 acres at 50% activity

Alex Hager/KDLG

Water shortage looms in Chignik Lagoon

A boil water notice has been in effect since July 2. As of yesterday, residents had only 5,000 gallons of drinkable water left.

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Doug Huntman

Ekuk hires special hazards cleaning crew to remove vehicles

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Moose season is underway in units 17B and C

Water shortage looms in Chignik Lagoon

By • Aug 23, 2019
Alex Hager/KDLG

A boil water notice has been in effect since July 2. As of  yesterday, residents had only 5,000 gallons of drinkable water left. 

Fire crews employ point protection around Levelock

By • Aug 23, 2019
Isabelle Ross/KDLG

Crews use point protection to defend the village and surrounding infrastructure. Tundra around Levelock will likely continue to burn until it rains. 

Port Heiden's Offal Beach Fire burning across 1,100 acres at 50% activity

By • Aug 22, 2019
Courtesy of Jaclyn Christensen

An Alaska Fire Service aircraft that surveyed the fire yesterday reported low activity, with west winds at 25 - 27 miles per hour. 

Smoke from Levelock Fire hangs over Dillingham

By • Aug 22, 2019
Izzy Ross

Smoke from a 5,000-acre fire near Levelock has settled over Dillingham. A period of substantial rainfall is necessary to tamp down threats of wildfires.

Volunteers remain hopeful, as Levelock Fire reaches 5% containment

By • Aug 22, 2019
Isabelle Ross/KDLG

Emergency firefighters and local volunteers are still working to suppress a 5,000-acre fire near Levelock. The fire has been burning since Sunday night, and residents are finally beginning to see improvements. 

Port Heiden beats back 10-acre fire

By • Aug 20, 2019
Courtesy of Jaclyn Christensen.

The fire is estimated to be about 12 miles northeast of the village. Community members have used a bulldozer and excavator to create fire breaks around the blaze.

5,000-acre fire continues to burn outside Levelock

By • Aug 20, 2019
Courtesy of Janice Chukwak

As of Tuesday at noon, no structures had been lost in the fire. Its exact size is difficult to determine due to heavy smoke coverage, and residents and smokejumpers are continuing to fight the blaze. 

Ekuk hires special hazards cleaning crew to remove vehicles

By • Aug 20, 2019
Doug Huntman

Ekuk lacks a designated landfill. Abandon vehicles were collecting trash and leaking fluids as they threatened the village's water supply. Delta Backhaul was hired for the cleanup.

 

Moose season is underway in units 17B and C

By • Aug 20, 2019
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Units 17B and C are open for moose hunting. This season, river water levels are low and local bear sightings are prevelant. But those bears should not pose a threat to moose population.

 

Levelock threatened by wildfire

By • Aug 19, 2019
Courtesy of Janice Chukwak

As of this morning, the fire was about half a mile from the village – 500 yards from the airport and 300 yards from the community dump. SAVEC in King Salmon is the central point for those evacuating from Levelock. 

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