Moose Creek fire in Mat-Su completely contained, officials say

  • Source: Alaska Dispatch News
  • Published: 10/22/2016 02:06 AM

Fire officials say the Moose Creek fire north of Palmer was fully contained as of Friday evening. Alaska Division of Forestry firefighters toured the fire's perimeter Friday and declared the 303-acre blaze 100 percent contained, according to incident commander Phil Blydenburgh. The Division of Forestry plans to monitor the fire for hot spots along the perimeter. However, flareups are unlikely because two inches of snow fell on the fire Friday morning, Blydenburgh said. By the time firefighters mounted a unified response to suppress the Moose Creek fire on Oct. 15, it already had grown to 100 acres. The fire is believed to have started due to an escaped debris burn.



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