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Funny River Fire Update
by Brenda Ahlberg 123,649 acres with 20% containment On Saturday strong southwesterly winds associated with Red Flag Warning weather conditions tested containment lines and pushed the fire’s size to 123,649 acres by 11:30 PM. The lines held and firefighters successfully halted the fire’s northward progress at a fuel break by Brownes Lake, which is south […]
HEA Taking Precautions as Funny River Fire Grows
by Joe Gallagher May 24, 2014 – 4:00am – As the Funny River Fire continues to expand, Homer Electric Association (HEA) is taking precautions to protect its transmission lines and continue to provide power to its members. Friday evening, the fire was very close to two transmission lines that are located between Kasilof and Soldotna, […]
Repair Work will Create Power Interruptions for South Kachemak Bay
by Joe Gallagher Residents in Nanwalek, Port Graham and a small area in Seldovia will experience a short power outage in the morning and again in the afternoon on Tuesday, August 6th. The outages are necessary so that HEA crews can repair power lines between Seldovia and Port Graham that were damaged last winter. […]
HEA Update – Thursday 7:45pm – Partial Power Restored
by Joe Gallagher Homer Electric Association crews energized the main power line between Seldovia and Six Mile Jakolof Bay Road at approximately 7:15 pm Thursday evening. The area is now being served by the Gerry Willard Generation Plant in Seldovia. The majority of meters (201) between the plant and Six Mile now have power, but […]
HEA Thursday Morning Update – 9:45am
by Joe Gallagher Homer Electric Association crews are enroute to Big Tutka Bay this morning to make repairs to a damaged power line. The crew originally planned to access the area with a boat, but determined that by taking a helicopter they will be able to reach the damaged line prior to high tide. An […]
Ferry Just Docked in Homer – 6:30pm
by Jenny Chissus Update – AMHS ferry just docked in Homer, and most likely won’t be arriving into Seldovia until 9:30 or 10:00pm as explained by the Homer AMHS office. It is going to be a late night for Homer bound travelers!
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