Deshka Landing Fire was a wildfire that burned five miles southwest of Willow in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska in the United States.
[1] On August 23, the Northwest Incident Management Team reported that high winds grew the fire to 1,543 acres (624 ha) and it was 15 percent contained.
Two firefighters were injured: one suffered a leg burn by stepping in an ash pit and the other, a foreign object in the eye.
The fire caused the closure of the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area for two weeks, impacting hunting season.
[2] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Agriculture.