Burn permits are suspended for Tuesday, July 14th, in the Railbelt Zone of the Fairbanks Area and all zones of the Delta Area due to high winds. This suspension includes both zones of the Delta Area: East and West.

The suspensions will remain in place through midnight tonight. High winds are forecasted by the National Weather Service to continue through 10:00 AM Wednesday, July 15th, 2026.

The burning of debris piles, lawns, or the use of a burn barrel is prohibited. Please note that cooking and warming-type fires are still allowed, but extreme caution is required due to high wildfire potential if an ember escapes or a fire is left unattended or not completely put out.

During high fire danger, outdoor burning is dangerous, as fires will start easily from all causes. New fires will spread rapidly with increasing intensity. Fires in light or dead fuels will quickly demonstrate high-intensity characteristics. Fire suppression and mop-up will take an extended and thorough effort. Please call the DFFP Permit Hotline for the status of Burn Permits as conditions change.

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, Fire Weather

Tags: 2026 Alaska Fire Season, Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, burn permit suspension, Delta, DFFP Northern Region, Railbelt