After Fire a Different Forest During the dry summer of 2013, lightning ignited the Currant Creek fire 15 miles northeast of Port Alsworth in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. One year later, Alaska National Park Service regional wildland fire ecologists and crew visited… Read More ›
Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve are planning to burn debris consisting of trees and brush between Monday, March 9 and Friday, March 27, weather conditions permitting. The single pile is located east of the park airstrip… Read More ›
The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center’s Predictive Services desk has released its early forecast for the 2015 Alaska fire season. The gist of it is that snowpack around the state is 40-50% below normal, there is potential for a very warm… Read More ›
The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center’s 2014 annual report highlighting the 2014 wildfire season statewide is now available on the AICC web page at http://fire.ak.blm.gov/content/aicc/stats/firestats.pdf. It’s loaded with interesting facts and statistics on the 2014 fire season.
The Alaska Division of Forestry is advising residents in the Mat-Su Valley to use caution when burning this weekend due to lack of snow and high winds in the Palmer and Wasilla areas. High winds have blown away what little… Read More ›
Here are the official statistics for the 2014 Alaska wildfire season as provided by the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center on Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks. Totals Fires – 393 Acreage burned – 233,529.5 acres Causes Human – 339 fires, 222,905.9 acres… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 