Aided by nature, responders tackle McHugh Creek fire

From left Tim Gibilisco, Joseph Townsend and Justin Jones of Lakeview (Or) BLM Hotshot trainee crew test a sprinkler system set up previously by the Chena Hotshots to help protect Rainbow Valley homes as the McHugh Creek wildfire smolders on Thursday, July 21, 2016, along Turnagain Arm. “We’re helping with the fine-tuning,” said Gibilisco, whose team arrived in Alaska yesterday. “Hopefully we don’t even have to turn this on.” (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)