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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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8 New Fires Responded to in State of Alaska Protection Areas
8 new fires started on Wednesday, June 26 in State of Alaska protection jurisdiction and 7 in BLM Alaska Fire Service. There are 14 staffed fires statewide, and Alaska moved to Planning Level 4. The interior region of Alaska remains in… Read More ›
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Four new fires discovered in Southwest Alaska as weather dries and warms across the region
Four new fires were reported in Southwest Alaska on Tuesday. The Mission Road Fire (#258) is a human caused fire that started in the Quinhagak dump. The fire rapidly spread, driven by winds, threatening an archeology site, Native allotments and… Read More ›
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Final Update for Lightning Start Fires, North of Fairbanks
Old Murphy Dome Rd Fire (#245) This lightning-caused fire, discovered on Monday night, was successfully held by firefighters at 0.3 acres. Firefighters worked overnight on Monday and throughout the day on Tuesday to ensure the suppression of this fire. Fairbanks… Read More ›
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Susitna Fire outside of Willow is contained, firefighters prepare to be released
The Susitna Fire (#235) is 100% contained. The Denali Mod spent Tuesday gridding the fire looking for hotspots to extinguish. They reported the fire had received some light precipitation over night. Tuesday afternoon five members of the module was reassigned… Read More ›
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Lightning storms continue across Southwest Alaska as firefighters make good progress
Scattered thunderstorms brought rain to several of the active fires in Southwest Alaska, but the associated lightning is a concern for holdover fires. More than 2,000 lightning strikes were recorded in the region Monday. One new start was reported by… Read More ›
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Firefighters Work to Suppress Multiple Late Night Initial Attack Fires North of Fairbanks on Monday
During initial attack, firefighters worked to suppress two lightning-caused fires north of Fairbanks on Monday night. Smokejumpers from BLM Alaska Fire Service are scheduled to demob this afternoon, and State Division of Forestry & Fire Protection firefighters will continue to… Read More ›
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Two new fires reported along Chatanika River and Washington Creek north of Fairbanks
Three additional fires discovered north of Fairbanks for a total of five 11:15 PM Update – Firefighters are engaged on the Aggie Creek Fire (#246), Old Murphy Dome Road Fire (#245), and Washington Creek Fire (#247). With the posting of… Read More ›
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Denali Mod constructing saw line around Susitna Fire outside of Willow
Suppression Module Denali, a 10-member hand crew sponsored by Chugachmiut Tribal Consortium, spent the night on the Susitna Fire (#235) after their initial attack Sunday evening. The 0.77-acre fire was started by lightning along the Susitna River 4 miles west… Read More ›
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Thousands of lightning strikes were recorded in Southwest Alaska Sunday leading to possible new fires
Thunderstorms on Sunday produced nearly 7,000 lighting strikes statewide, with a heavy concentration in Southwest Alaska. Many of these storms brought wetting rains but were scattered and missed several of the more than 100 active fires across the state. There are… Read More ›
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Lightning start fire west of Willow along Susitna River
10:00 PM Update – Tanker-544 responded from Fairbanks along with Air Attack and dropped a load of retardant to keep the #SusitnaFire(#235) in check while firefighters were shuttled to the fire. Firefighters will work into the night to limit the… Read More ›
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