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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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Burn Permits suspended in Delta Prevention Area on Friday, June 13
Burn permits are suspended Friday, June 13, in the Delta Fire Prevention Area because of very high fire danger due to rising temperatures and dry conditions. This suspension will remain in place until conditions change. The National Weather Service forecasts… Read More ›
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Burn Permits suspended in Tok Prevention Area on Friday, June 13
Burn permits are suspended Friday morning, June 13, in the Tok Fire Prevention Area because of very high fire danger due to rising temperatures and dry conditions. This suspension will remain in place until conditions change. The National Weather Service… Read More ›
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Firefighters complete Anchorage Hillside project
(Anchorage, AK) – For the greater part of May, the sound of chainsaws rang throughout the neighborhood and billows of white smoke rose from the forested area adjacent to the Hilltop Ski Area. Trail closed signs and caution tape were… Read More ›
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Alaska’s Wildland Fire Academies Shape the Next Generation of Fireline Leaders
Unified Training, Statewide Impact: Building Trust Across Alaska’s Firegrounds Alaska’s wildfire landscape is changing. With more fuel on the ground, longer seasons, and work on statewide fuelbreak projects starting earlier and ending later, the need for mission-ready crews is constant…. Read More ›
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Controlled Pile Burning to Occur on Anchorage Hillside
(Anchorage, AK) – Controlled pile burning is scheduled to take place next week (as early as Monday) in the Municipality of Anchorage between Hilltop Ski Area and the Prospect Heights Trailhead. Once the piles of brush and debris are ignited,… Read More ›
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Controlled Burns at Sitze Road and Maud Road Shooting Range Enhance Wildfire Preparedness
The Mat-Su Area Forestry & Fire Protection in Palmer capitalized on favorable conditions this week to conduct two proactive prescribed burns. The first, a 10-acre burn at the Sitze Road location, was successfully initiated by the Pioneer Peak Hot Shot… Read More ›
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Annual Prescribed Burning Operations Start Soon
For Immediate Release: May 6, 2025 The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) is preparing for multiple prescribed burns in the Delta, Fairbanks, and Matanuska-Susitna Valley areas in the coming months. Burning operations can begin as early as… Read More ›
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Unusual fire reported along Kachemak Bay east of Homer, Alaska
A caller reported a smoldering fire on the high tide line along Kachemak Bay on Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2025. Despite a steady rainfall, the caller said the ground was hot to the touch. The Alaska Division of Forestry &… Read More ›
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State Forestry & Anchorage Fire Department collaborate to reduce wildfire risk
(Anchorage, AK) – With an early fire season declared in Alaska’s southern and southwest regions due to low snowpack and dry conditions, the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) is working with the Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) Wildfire… Read More ›
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Prescribed Burns Planned for Bison Range Habitat Spruce Stands
For Immediate Release: May 1, 2025 FInd the PDF News Release Here (Delta Junction, AK) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), in partnership with the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF), will conduct prescribed burns… Read More ›
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