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Fires in Alaska

I have made this album to keep everyone informed about the fire. We aren't in danger as the national news suggest.
Here is a link to the local newspaper---> http://www.news-miner.com/

       
    
    
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Fed by wind and dry black spruce, the 117,000-acre Boundary Fire--which doubled in size over night--had pushed its way to 30 Mile Steese Highway by late Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of historic Chatanika Lodge and the Fort Knox gold mine.
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Fed by wind and dry black spruce, th…
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The Boundary Fire, which doubled in size overnight Wednesday (June30,2004) to more than 117,000 acres, moved so fast that borough officials revised a noon Thursday evacuation deadline for several areas along the Steese and Elliott highways to 7 p.m. Wedne
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The Boundary Fire, which doubled in …
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7-1-04 map of fire
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7-1-04 map of fire
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Our House in Smoke
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Our House in Smoke
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View of the Sun
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View of the Sun
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After one of the hottest, driest and smokiest Junes in 100 years, Mother Nature finally smiled on Fairbanks with lower temperatures, higher humidity and shifting winds Friday that should help slow the advance of fires near Fairbanks.
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After one of the hottest, driest and…
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The Boundary Fire, now at 379,000 acres in the Chatanika River valley, jumped the fire line near Kokomo Creek Road on Thursday. Two residences were evacuated and crews were forced to retreat to Fairbanks Creek Road.
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The Boundary Fire, now at 379,000 ac…
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I was going to try and get to a prospecting area yesterday and didn't make it there. The next photo was a quick one I took as I was comming back.
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I was going to try and get to a pros…
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The fire had jumped the road on the way back and I almost didn't make it thru....
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The fire had jumped the road on the …
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