Burn permits are suspended effective at midnight Tuesday morning, May 26th, in the Delta Fire Prevention Area. Southerly winds through the Alaska Range Passes will strengthen Tuesday morning, allowing for elevated fire weather conditions to develop near Delta Junction. This suspension includes both East and West zones. Burning of debris piles, lawns, or utilizing a burn barrel is prohibited. Large scale permits are also suspended. Please note that cooking and warming type fires are still allowed but extreme caution must be used due to high wildfire potential should an ember escape, a fire be left unattended or it’s not completely extinguished.

This suspension will remain in place until conditions change. Permit holders need to be aware of changing conditions. Call your area’s Permit Hotline for the current status. Delta, (907) 895-5483.

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 Forestry 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 DFFP Burn Permits, call the hotline at DFFP 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 & Fire Protection (DFFP), burn permit suspension, Fire Restrictions

Tags: 2026 Alaska Fire Season, burn permit suspension, burn restrictions, Delta, DFFP Northern Region