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The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (AFS) located at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, provides wildland fire suppression services for over 240 million acres of Department of the Interior and Native Corporation Lands in Alaska. In addition, AFS has other statewide responsibilities that include: interpretation of fire management policy; oversight of the BLM Alaska Aviation program; fuels management projects; and operating and maintaining advanced communication and computer systems such as the Alaska Lightning Detection System. AFS also maintains a National Incident Support Cache with over $15 million in inventory. The Alaska Fire Service provides wildland fire suppression services for America’s “Last Frontier” on an interagency basis with the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Military in Alaska.
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Alaska firefighters head to Lower-48
July 17, 2014 2 p.m. Alaska firefighters are down in the Lower-48 to help with fires in the west. The Chena and Midnight Sun IHC (Interagency Hotshot Crew) are in Idaho on the Whiskey Complex Fire. There have been 26 smokejumpers… Read More ›
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Fire activity in AFS Galena Zone
July 11, 2014 8:04 a.m. Two lightning-caused in the Galena Zone: Maiyumerak Creek At 3:39 p.m. on July 10 a NPS ranger pilot reported a 2 acre fire located 50 miles northeast of Noatak along the Noatak River. At 6:17 p.m…. Read More ›
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Two new AFS fires discovered
July 9, 2014 8:53 a.m. Two new fires were discovered in the Alaska Fire Service protection area yesterday. The Jago River Fire is located in the northeast corner of the Upper Yukon Zone on the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. Personnel will… Read More ›
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Nine new lightning-caused fires in Galena
July 8, 2014 10:53 a.m. The Alaska Fire Service Galena Zone saw a big increase in fire activity as a result of 3,890 lightning strikes on July 7. the Galena Zone is located on the western part of the state…. Read More ›
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Kindanina Lake Fire contained
June 10, 2014 7:39 a.m. Personnel observed the 1.9 acre fire smoldering with some interior creeping. Lack of near by water sources and deep burning around the root systems of spruce and mixed hardwoods has slowed progress. the eight smokejumpers… Read More ›
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Lightning fire starts in Tanana
June 9, 2014 11:40 p.m. Three fire starts occurred in the BLM Alaska Fire Service Tanana Zone on June 8 as a result of over 3500 lightning strikes across the Interior. The largest fire, Oldman Landing, was reported at 80… Read More ›
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100 Mile Creek Fire update
June 9, 2014 7:51 a.m. Lighter winds and higher humidity moderated fire activity and allowed for more direct line construction. Aerial tankers worked the northern flank of the fire along with helicopter bucket operations. A load of smokejumpers responded to the Richardson… Read More ›
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Type 1 Team to 100 Mile Creek Fire
June 8, 2014 8:24 a.m. The Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team has been assigned to the 100 Mile Creek Fire. The Team is scheduled to begin Monday, June 9. Low relative humidity and wind caused increased growth of the fire to the… Read More ›
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100 Mile Creek Fire stays in place
June 7, 2014 9:33 a.m. The 100 Mile Creek Fire on Donnelly Training Area near Delta Junction remains at 9,400 acres. The fire behavior consisted of single-tree torching, creeping and smoldering. Military EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team successfully detonated UXO… Read More ›
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100 Mile Creek Fire shows little growth
June 5, 2014 8:07 a.m. Progress is going well on the 100 Mile Creek Fire that is still estimated at around 9,400 acres with very little spread and activity observed. There are currently 221 personnel: hand crews, Smoke Jumpers, and support… Read More ›
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