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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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Munson Creek Fire comes to life with hotter, drier weather; Angel Rocks Trail closed
After four days of little to no growth on the Munson Creek Fire, the situation changed on Wednesday. A predicted warming trend with lower relative humidity arrived and increased fire behavior and growth. The fire was estimated at 500 acres… Read More ›
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Brock Road Fire 90% contained but lots of heat and mop-up work remains
An Unmanned Aerial System equipped with infrared imagery was flown over the Brock Road Fire on Tuesday to search for hot spots on the 21-acre fire southeast of Fairbanks near North Pole. The drone, operated by a pilot from the… Read More ›
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Munson Creek Fire remains static but has potential for growth with hot weather coming
The Munson Creek Fire produced more smoke on Tuesday along the north side as the fire moved slightly up the ridge from where it has remained for several days. The fire was also active on the southern heel near Munson… Read More ›
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More than 50 firefighters mopping up 21-acre Brock Road Fire near North Pole
More than 50 firefighters are continuing to mop up the Brock Road Fire outside of Fairbanks as they try to fully contain the 21-acre fire before temperatures heat up over the next few days. The fire was 75 percent contained… Read More ›
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Munson Creek Fire inching toward Chena Hot Springs as firefighters keep an eye on it
Clouds covered the Munson Creek fire most of Monday keeping temperatures low and relative humidity high. Despite cooler conditions, the fire showed a bit of movement. Incident Commander Kiel Nairns said the western and northern boundaries of the fire inched… Read More ›
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Munson Creek Fire perks up over the weekend but no significant changes
Warmer temperatures and sunshine allowed the Munson Creek fire to become more active over the weekend as unburned pockets of spruce trees within the perimeter burned. More smoke was produced, but the perimeter of the fire did not expand significantly…. Read More ›
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Brock Road Fire outside Fairbanks 95 percent contained, downsized to 21 acres
Firefighters worked late into the night Sunday to suppress a wildfire off Brock Road about 8 ½ miles southeast of Fairbanks and had the fire 95 percent contained as of 1 a.m. Monday. The Brock Road Fire, initially estimated at… Read More ›
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Quick, aggressive aerial attack helps tame 50-acre wildfire off Brock Road in North Pole
UPDATE 7:30 P.M. An aggressive aerial attack has helped tamp down an emerging wildfire off Brock Road in North Pole. Retardant-dropping air tankers and water bombing aircraft have pacified the upstart Brock Road Fire after it ballooned in size from… Read More ›
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Munson Creek Fire south of Chena Hot Springs behaving with cooler, cloudier weather
Start Date: 06/18/2021 Location: 4 miles S of Chena Hot Springs Cause: Lightning Fire Size: 329 acres Containment: 0% Total Personnel: 20 Cloud cover and high relative humidity on Saturday morning kept fire activity and growth minimal on a wildfire burning… Read More ›
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Munson Creek Fire grows to 300 acres but cooler, cloudier weather curbs fire behavior
A wildfire burning just south of Chena Hot Springs had grown to an estimated 300 acres as of Friday morning and continues crawling north toward the hot springs but cooler, cloudier weather on Friday was tempering fire activity compared to… Read More ›
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