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Shanta Creek fire
The Shanta Creek Fire was a lightning caused wildfire that started on June 29, 2009 in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. More than were burned and over 400 personnel were involved in the firefighting effort.
==Background==
During the late 1990s, the Kenai Peninsula was infested by spruce bark beetles. Many thousands of acres of spruce trees died as a result. Although they have subsequently been mostly removed from populated areas, there are still significant stands of dead trees in wilderness areas. Southcentral Alaska had been experiencing an unusually warm, dry summer that contributed to optimal conditions for a fire.〔(Weather offers little aid to those fighting Alaska wildfires ''James Halpin, Anchorage Daily News, July 9, 2009'' )〕〔(Shanta Creek: Wildfire has contributed to haze over Anchorage lately. ''Anchorage Daily News, July 12, 2009 )〕
Initially, firefighting efforts were not made due the fire being naturally caused and located in a wilderness area that had been designated a "limited fire suppression area." Black spruce forests have a life cycle of about 70 years, while white spruce have a cycle of 100 years or more. The initial fire area had not burned since 1871, therefore the burn was seen as natural and beneficial〔( Refuge Begins Post-Shanta Creek Fire Clean Up Work ''Ben Stanton KDLL/KBBI news July 28, 2009'' )〕 The fire was monitored by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the refuge, and was allowed to grow unchecked to over .
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