Anchorage firefighters are clearing trees and brush near the Stuckagain Heights neighborhood as part of an effort to slow a wildfire before it reaches homes.
The project is restoring a shaded fuel break along the southern edge of Stuckagain Heights, stretching from the Basher Trailhead to Basher Drive.
A fuel break is an area where dead trees, low branches and thick vegetation are removed, leaving less material available for a wildfire to burn…