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Smoke from prescribed burn in Delta and Tanana Flats (correction)
Smoke been reported in Delta and Tanana Flats areas. The smoke is likely coming from the prescribed burn on the Oklahoma Range in the Donnelly Training Area. Ignition of the prescribed burn was Saturday, May 10. The size of the… Read More ›
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Prescribed fires at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson start May 6
FAIRBANKS – The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service will assist the U.S. Army Garrison-Alaska with the coordination and implementation of prescribed fires at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson approximately five miles north and east of Anchorage. Ignition on the Small… Read More ›
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Red Flag Warnings issued
Fire Weather Watches and Warnings: Red Flag Warnings were issued for the Middle Tanana Valley, Matanuska Valley and Upper Kuskokwin Valley A Red Flag Warning means that conditions are occurring or will occur which could lead to the development of… Read More ›
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A new source of information about wildland fire in Alaska
Welcome to AK Fire Info. This site was developed by the Education and Prevention Committee of the Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group. It is intended to serve as a timely, accurate source for interagency information about wildland fires in Alaska. Information… Read More ›
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Alaska monthly fire potential outlook
Expect a busy start to the Alaska fire season in parts of South Central, Southwest Alaska, and the Tanana Valley due to below normal snowpack and a warmer than normal spring in the forecast. Increased fire activity is anticipated due… Read More ›
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The 2014 fire season approaches, the 2004 fire season remembered
Fire season 2014 is on the way and Alaska Fire Managers are well into the preparation for its arrival. Many in Alaska are old enough to remember that it was only ten years ago in 2004 that the state had… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 