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Fighting Alaska's wildfires

Fires ripped through Southcentral Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula this week, destroying structures and triggering evacuations. As the fires calm down, people are starting to head home. This week on Alaska Edition we’ll talk about fighting fires and taking the next steps toward recovery.

HOST: Anne Hillman

GUESTS:


  • John See, forester and fire fighter, Municipality of Anchorage
  • Jeremy Zidek, spokesperson, state’s Division of Homeland Security

KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, June 19 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 20 at 6:00 p.m.

Alaska Public Television BROADCAST: Friday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 20 at 4:30 p.m.

Anne Hillman is a behavioral health clinician working in rural Alaska. Before going back to school for her Masters of Social Work, she covered social justice issues for Alaska Public Media and ran the multimedia and arts project Mental Health Mosaics with Out North.