ALASKA INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
TYPE 2 TEAM
Rob Allen, INCIDENT COMMANDER
FIRE INFORMATION
PHONE: (907) 714-2484
FACEBOOK: Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team
INCIWEB: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3878/
EMAIL: funnyriverfire@gmail.com
1:38 am May 24, 2014
PDF: 5-24-14 – Funny River Fire Evac
EVACUATION ALERT ADVISORY: RED FLAG WARNING
AN EVACUATION ADVISORY WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH FOR FUNNY RIVER ROAD RESIDENTS AND KASILOF RESIDENTS NORTH OF THE KASILOF RIVER AND EAST OF THE STERLING HIGHWAY.
AN ADVISORY IS NOT AN EVACUATION ORDER. IT IS A REQUEST TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A POTENTIAL EVACUATION DUE TO FIRE CONDITIONS AS RED FLAG WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH HIGH WINDS AND DRY FOREST FUELS ARE PREDICTED FOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
RESIDENTS MAY SEE FIRE CREWS AND APPARATUS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS CONDUCTING FIRE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT :
Fire Information: 714-2484
Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Services has set up a call line to help homeowners with fire preparedness. Residents can call (907) 714-2495. Information is available at http://www.borough.kenai.ak.us/emergency-mgmt/fire
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INFO: KPB OEM CALL DEFINES FUNNY RIVER ROAD MILES
This is an evacuation readiness advisory from the Kenai Peninsula Borough and State of Alaska Division of Forestry. This advisory is effective for the community of FUNNY RIVER ROAD from Mile 7 to include Salmon Run Drive and other roads feeding into the Funny River Road area.
This advisory is due to erratic fire behavior conditions that may trigger an evacuation notice or order within the next 12 to 24 hours.
There is No evacuation order at this time, only an advisory to be prepared.
If conditions change this system will announce an order to evacuate and provide instructions of where to go or to cancel the warning.
Please be prepared to leave immediately in the event an evacuation is initiated.
For questions about the wildfires and related issues please call the information line at 714-2495.
Thank you.