Working collaboratively with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry, ADF&G plans to conduct a prescribed fire this May in the Little Granite Creek area near Sutton at mile 64 of the Glenn Highway. Burning mature aspen trees… Read More ›
Year: 2015
Videos on sprinklers, landscape fire risk, and fire spread modeling from April workshop available!
Alaska Fire Science Consortium just posted videos of some keynote presentations of fire management topics from the April 2015 Fire Science Workshop and Fire Management Officer’s meeting. Devon Barnes, University of Alberta, discusses sprinkler array effectiveness and some deployment pointers;… Read More ›
Before fire season, there is training season
April 7, 2015 11:45 a.m. The majority of Firefighters in the BLM Alaska Fire Service are either career seasonal or temporary workers. After fire season, they pack up and leave for different parts of the world: a word about those… Read More ›
Smokejumper training begins April 6
April 6, 2015 4:48 p.m. Smokejumpers from the BLM Alaska Fire Service will conduct training jumps starting April 6, 2015 and continue most afternoons during the month of April and through May 23 in preparation for the upcoming fire season. The… Read More ›
What’s the Alaska Fire Service?
April 1, 2015 You work for the Alaska Fire Service? What is that? Are you part of the state? My fourth fire season is approaching and I still get questions like the ones above. Here’s the thing. Not only from… Read More ›
State burn permits required starting April 1
Starting April 1, general burn permits are required by state law for opening burning on any lands protected by the Alaska Division of Forestry. That includes most of the road-accessible areas throughout the state from Fairbanks south, as well as… Read More ›
Red Flag Warning issued for Matanuska Valley
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong wind for the Matanuska Valley effective from noon to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25. Winds are expected to be 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35… Read More ›
AICC: Spring fire potential is above normal
The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center’s Predictive Services desk in Fairbanks just released its “March Forecast for 2015 Alaska Fire Season.” “Due to the low snow cover and dry, exposed fuels in southern and southwest Alaska, fire potential will be increasing… Read More ›
White Mountain Type 2 IA crew is now hiring
The Alaska Division of Forestry’s White Mountain Type 2 initial attack fire crew based in Fairbanks is now hiring for entry level firefighters ($15.60/hr), squad bosses ($17.56/hr) and a crew boss ($19.85/hr) for the 2015 wildfire season. Entry-level firefighters (Tech… Read More ›
The AFS North Star Fire Crew is recruiting for 2015
March 10, 2015 2 p.m. The BLM Alaska Fire Service North Star Fire Crew is recruiting interested individuals for the 2015 fire season which runs from May through August. The North Star Fire Crew is designed to provide an experienced pool… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 