The McKinley Fire: Rebuilding and Lessons Learned
The 2019 McKinley Fire devastated a 10-mile stretch of homes along Alaska's Parks Highway. This video describes the fire and its aftermath through interviews with residents and fire professionals, and discusses ways to protect structures from wildfires.
Useful websites about wildfire safety include the Anchorage Firewise site at https://www.muni.org/Departments/Fire/Wildfire/Pages/MyFirewiseHome.aspx and the "Ready, Set, Go!" site at https://www.wildlandfirersg.org/s/?language=en_US--maybe
You can also view a short PDF guide about wildland fires at http://forestry.alaska.gov/Assets/pdfs/fire/assignments/2016%20Alaska%20Wildland%20Fire%20Guide.pdf and a longer PDF guide to Firewise home safety guidelines at http://forestry.alaska.gov/Assets/pdfs/home/firewise09.pdf
The video was produced by the NSF Alaska EPSCoR Fire & Ice project, which is studying climate-driven changes to Alaska coastal ecosystems and to fires in the Alaskan boreal forest. Learn more at https://www.alaska.edu/epscor/fire-and-ice/