Wildfire south of Anchorage draws emergency response

A wildfire near McHugh Creek Park erupted late Saturday night about a quarter of a mile uphill from the park’s upper parking lot. Camp volunteer Mike DeCenso was the first to spot the fire and call 911.
“The smoke was coming up through the canyons there, so I watched it and figured out it was a real fire on the ground, so I called 911 and got the fire dispatch and they sent out about eight equipment engines,”  DeCenso said late Sunday morning, as he and reporters scanned t