Fire prevention

State Forestry employee Ryan Keogh pushes down a dead tree as
part of a brush clearing project near Larson Elementary Thursday.
Keogh is part of a state forestry crew that is clearing dead br
State Forestry employee Ryan Keogh pushes down a dead tree as part of a brush clearing project near Larson Elementary Thursday. Keogh is part of a state forestry crew that is clearing dead brush and trees as part of the Mat-Su Borough's mitigation project.

Robert DeBerry/Frontiersman

Members of the Mat-Su forestry crew are in the process of cutting down dead trees and clearing dead under brush near Larson Elementary. The clearing is part of the Mat-Su Borough's mitigation project. The clearing of the dead timber will help keep the fire danger to a minimum.

Dave Dolfi clears a dead piece of timber as Ryan Keogh uses a
chain saw to cut a downed tree into smaller pieces Thursday
afternoon near Larson Elementary. Dolfi and Keogh are part of a
state forestry crew that is clearing dead brush and trees as part
of the Mat-Su Borough's mitigation project. ROBERT
DeBERRY/Frontiersman
Dave Dolfi clears a dead piece of timber as Ryan Keogh uses a chain saw to cut a downed tree into smaller pieces Thursday afternoon near Larson Elementary. Dolfi and Keogh are part of a state forestry crew that is clearing dead brush and trees as part of the Mat-Su Borough's mitigation project. ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman

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