The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 1 p.m. until 10 p.m. because of hot, dry, and windy conditions in the northern portions of the Susitna and Copper river valleys. In the Copper River Basin, primarily north of Glennallen through Paxon and northeast through Mentasta Pass. In the Susitna Valley, primarily north of Talkeetna through to the Denali Highway.
A Red Flag Warning means conditions exist that could result in the development of large and dangerous fires, especially given the dry vegetation in much of these areas.
The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection has burn permit suspensions in place for all areas of Fairbanks, Tok, and Mat-Su fire prevention areas.
Please check https://dnr.alaska.gov/burn/fireareas or call the burn permit hotline listed below for the most current updates.
State law requires those wanting to conduct any open burning on state, private and municipal lands from April 1 through Aug. 31 to get burn permits from the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection either online or at your local DOF office. This includes burning brush piles, using burn barrels, agricultural burning and burning of maintained lawns. Burn permits are NOT required for camping, cooking or warming fires less than three feet in diameter with flame lengths less than two feet high. However, it’s not suggested during windy days or when and where there are red flag warnings.
You can also find more information about the Forestry burn permit program and suspensions at https://dnr.alaska.gov/burn
For current information on DOF Burn Permits, call the hotline at DOF Area Offices:
- Tok – (907) 883-1413 ext. 2303
- Delta – (907) 895-5483
- Fairbanks – (907) 451-2631
- Mat-Su Area – (907)761-6312
- Kenai-Kodiak – (907)260-4269
- Southwest – (907)524-3010
- Haines (Northern Southeast Area) – (907)766-2120
- Valez/Copper River – (907)822-8665
Categories: Alaska DNR - Division of Forestry (DOF), Fire Weather, Red Flag Warning
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