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Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection website: http://forestry.alaska.gov/
Mission:
The Alaska Division of Forestry proudly serves Alaskans through forest management and wildland fire protection.
The Wildland Fire and Aviation Program provides safe, cost-effective and efficient fire protection services and related fire and aviation management activities to protect human life and values on State, private and municipal lands. The wildland fire program cooperates with other wildland fire agencies on a statewide, interagency basis.
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State Forestry firefighters respond to small fire near King Mountain north of Sutton
The Alaska Division of Forestry mobilized a response to a small fire reported near King Mountain north of Sutton at approximately Mile 71 of the Glenn Highway on Tuesday afternoon. A local pilot reported the fire after seeing smoke at… Read More ›
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Crews mopping up Horseshoe Lake Fire near Big Lake; Sheep Creek Fire is controlled
Alaska Division of Forestry firefighters continued mop-up work on the 52-acre Horseshoe Lake Fire near Big Lake on Tuesday. Crews mopped up about 200 feet in all the way around the fire perimeter and a helicopter with a water bucket… Read More ›
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Crews continue working to control two fires in Mat-Su Valley
Division of Forestry firefighters are making good progress on controlling two wildland fires that ignited in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley over the weekend. More than 50 personnel are working to contain the 52-acre Horseshoe Lake Fire near Big Lake that blew… Read More ›
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More help arrives to assist with Twin Creeks Fire on Kodiak Island
Monday, Aug. 31, – 5:45 p.m. – Late last night the Yukon Type 2 Initial Attack crew arrived into Kodiak by ferry from Homer, along with their vehicles. They join more than 70 firefighters already on scene battling the 5,280-acre… Read More ›
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Swampy terrain, calmer winds slow wildfire near Big Lake
As of 5 p.m., the Horseshoe Lake Fire, a 25-acre fire at the end of Miller’s Reach Road near Big Lake in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, has run into swampy terrain and slowed some. Mat-Su Area Fire Management Officer Norm McDonald… Read More ›
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Alaska crews spread out across four states in Pacific Northwest
What’s the difference between fighting fire in the Lower 48 and Alaska? Well, there are several differences but one of the biggest is steep terrain, evidenced by these pictures taken by Steve Theisen that show the Allakaket Type 2 Crew… Read More ›
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Alaska firefighters headed to Lower 48
As Alaska moves into its seasonal rain pattern, wildland fire activity has moderated. The fire season in the Lower 48, however, is in full swing as the National Preparedness Level moved to five, the highest level of planning and organizing… Read More ›
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Last of BLM’s fire restrictions are lifted
Recent weather conditions have led the Bureau of Land Management’s Central Yukon Field Office to lift the temporary restrictions on open fires and fireworks on the public lands it manages in central and northern Alaska, including the Dalton Highway area,… Read More ›
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Tanana Area Fire updates, July 29
Tanana Area Fire Facts At A Glance TOTAL ACRES: 496,131 Spicer Creek Fire (4 mi. N Tanana) ~ 183,415 acres; Harper Bend Fire (6 mi. SE Tanana) ~43,378 acres Moose Point Fire (~55 mi. W Tanana) ~26,612 acres Kokrine Fire (~50 mi. W Tanana)… Read More ›
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Update on Delta area fires
Delta Area Fire Update Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Alaska Interagency Fire Information – 907-356-5511 Tim.Mowry@alaska.gov Hours of Operation: 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Follow us on Facebook: Alaska DNR-Division of Forestry Fire Information Overview: The Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF)… Read More ›
Alaska Wildland Fire Information 