The BLM Alaska Fire Service, in partnership with the Department of Interior Medical Standards Program (DOI MSP), will soon deliver medical exams to federal emergency firefighters. The goal of the exams is to increase safety by identifying pre-existing conditions that could be aggravated by the arduous duty of wildland firefighting. The medical exams will be […]
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AFS emergency firefighters to undergo medical exams starting in November
October 19, 2018 
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BLM AFS, USARAK to burn debris piles on military lands
September 24, 2018 Comments Off on BLM AFS, USARAK to burn debris piles on military lands
The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), will burn piles of woody debris on the Fort Wainwright Main Post and the Yukon Training Area east of Fairbanks. Burning operations will start as early as Thursday, Sept. 27 and may continue, as conditions allow, until […]
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EFF crews head south to help with busy fire season
August 5, 2018 Comments Off on EFF crews head south to help with busy fire season
Four Type 2 Emergency Firefighter crews said goodbye to Alaska and its cloudy, rainy skies Sunday morning and headed to the heat of the Lower 48 to help with a busy fire season. The crews from Fairbanks and numerous rural villages boarded a plane bound for Spokane, Wash. where they will then be bussed to […]
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Fire activity on Taixtsalda Hill Fire wanes with cooler, wetter weather; downsizing to begin today
August 4, 2018 Comments Off on Fire activity on Taixtsalda Hill Fire wanes with cooler, wetter weather; downsizing to begin today
Cloudy, cooler weather continues to help moderate fire behavior on the Taixtsalda Hill Fire burning southeast of Tok. The fire, which started on July 23, is now estimated at 27,194 acres in size, an increase of 5,194 acres. However, the increase in acreage is due to better mapping rather than increased fire activity, according to […]
Continue readingType 2 EFF crews to mobilize to help fight fires in Lower 48
August 3, 2018 Comments Off on Type 2 EFF crews to mobilize to help fight fires in Lower 48
Four Type 2 Emergency Firefighter crews will mobilize to the Lower 48 on Sunday to help with the busy fire season. The crews with 19 firefighters apiece from Fairbanks and rural villages will board a plane in Fairbanks on Sunday bound for Idaho before being assigned to wildland fires in the area. As it has […]
Continue readingCooler, cloudier weather helps slow fire growth on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
August 3, 2018 Comments Off on Cooler, cloudier weather helps slow fire growth on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
Cloudy and cooler weather helped moderate fire behavior and growth on the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) on Thursday. The fire is now 22,000 acres in size, an increase of only 15 acres. The fire, which started July 23, is burning in a remote area approximately 14 miles southwest of the village of Northway and 38 miles […]
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Efforts to protect property and cabins continue on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
August 2, 2018 Comments Off on Efforts to protect property and cabins continue on Taixtsalda Hill Fire
Fire behavior on the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) was active on Wednesday, with several smoke columns visible from the Alaska Highway. The fire is now 21,985 acres in size, an increase of 1,485 acres. The fire, which started July 23, is burning in a remote area approximately 14 miles southwest of Northway and 38 miles southeast of […]
Continue readingWetter, colder weather on the way for many BLM AFS fires
August 1, 2018 Comments Off on Wetter, colder weather on the way for many BLM AFS fires
After another hot and dry spell that stoked fire activity on existing fires, a cooler and wetter weather has moved into most of the state that will hopefully help moderate fire behavior and help firefighters working on BLM Alaska Fire Service’s staffed fires. The Eastern Interior parts of the state may miss most of the […]
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Taixtsalda Hill Fire gains another 2,000 acres; tops 20,000-acre mark
August 1, 2018 Comments Off on Taixtsalda Hill Fire gains another 2,000 acres; tops 20,000-acre mark
The hot and dry weather on Tuesday supported active fire behavior on the Taixtsalda Hill Fire (#357) burning southeast of Tok. The fire is now estimated at 20,500 acres, an increase of 2,100 acres, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. The fire, which started July 23, is burning in a remote area approximately 14 miles southwest […]
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State forestry firefighters mopping up small wildfire near Palmer
July 31, 2018 Comments Off on State forestry firefighters mopping up small wildfire near Palmer
Wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry are responding to a small wildfire in the Knik River Valley approximately 20 miles southeast of Palmer. The Friday Fire, estimated at three-tenths of an acre, was reported on the north side of the Knik River near Friday Creek late Monday night by residents on Knik River […]
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