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The 2015 Sockeye Fire was a wildfire that occurred near Willow, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough area of the US state of Alaska. The fire received its name because its origin was traced to Sockeye Avenue, in Willow. The fire forced the closure of the George Parks Highway near the fire, closing the primary road link between Anchorage and Fairbanks. The Glenn and Richardson Highways were not affected. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents and visitors between Milepost 69 and 77 of the highway. Authorities urged the residents of Willow to evacuate, utilizing the Emergency Alert System throughout the afternoon of June 14 as the fire spread and intensified. By the end of day on June 14, the fire had consumed 4,183 acres, and had grown to over 6,500 acres the following morning. Alaska Governor Bill Walker declared a state of emergency for the area the next day. As of 23 June, the fires size is reported to be 7,220 acres. Authorities requested help from fire crews throughout Alaska, as well as from emergency agencies in the contiguous United States. The Anchorage Fire Department, Alaska's largest, sent a task force of personnel and emergency vehicles. As of October 2015, 5.1 million acres have burned in Alaska, compared to about 600,000 in a typical year. It is expected that wildfires will burn almost 10 million acres and 3,000 homes, putting 2015 on pace to be the worst US fire season on record by year’s end. ==Fire== The fire was discovered as a 2-acre blaze on June 14, after a local resident called 9-1-1 to report heavy smoke in a heavily wooded area near Willow, along the Parks Highway. Dry conditions in the area along with the prevailing winds caused the fire to quickly spread. By the morning of Monday, June 15, the fire had grown to over 6,500 acres, and had destroyed 40–45 structures, roughly half of which were primary homes occupied by local residents, with the other half being described as "secondary structures". Local schools and churches were used as emergency shelters.〔 In addition to Willow, air quality has been affected in the communities of Nancy Lake, Houston, and Big Lake. The Sockeye Fire has impacted the sled dog teams living in the area, with as many as 4,500 dogs moved away from the impacted areas. Other sled dogs, owned by local participants of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and other mushing events, perished in the fire. A local kennel owned by veteran Iditarod musher DeeDee Jonrowe was destroyed. Jonrowe also lost her home, several pets and a flock of chickens in the fire. At least six dogs are known to have perished in the fire. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2015 Alaska Sockeye wildfire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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