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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 unveils new Q-400 air tanker to be used for 2021 Alaska wildfire season
Alaska’s wildland fire managers have a new tool in their toolbox this fire season – a Q-400 turboprop air tanker. The Alaska Division of Forestry typically has two Convair 580 turboprop air tankers from Conair Group Inc. of Abbotsford, B.C…. Read More ›
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Fires at shooting ranges in Fairbanks and Palmer prompt responses from state forestry
Wildland firefighters from the Alaska Division of Forestry and BLM Alaska Fire Service suppressed two wildfires Saturday that were triggered by recreational shooting at shooting ranges in Fairbanks and Palmer. The first fire, the 9.1-acre Chena Hot Springs Road Shooting… Read More ›
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First coal seam fire of 2021 reported near Healy
It’s a sure sign of wildfire season in Interior Alaska – the first coal seam fire of the year near Healy. The Fairbanks Area Forestry station responded to the report of a wildfire off Healy Creek Spur Road near the… Read More ›
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Governor Mike Dunleavy declares May 9-15 as Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week in Alaska
With the winter snowpack melting away, days growing longer and temperatures heating up, wildland fire season in Alaska has arrived. To help raise awareness, Governor Mike Dunleavy has proclaimed May 9-15 as “Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week in Alaska.”… Read More ›
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Prescribed burns planned at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Fairbanks
Weather permitting, the Alaska Division of Forestry will be partnering with the Department of Fish and Game to conduct multiple prescribed burns at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge starting as early as Monday, May 3. The burns will be ignited… Read More ›
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Firefighters working to contain 2-acre wildfire near downtown Glennallen
UPDATE, 4:40 p.m. The Moose Creek Fire in Glennallen is now 70% contained and firefighters expect to reach full containment in the next hour. Resources from the GlennRich Fire Rescue have been release from the scene and the helicopter will… Read More ›
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Dry, pre-greenup conditions lead to more grass fires in Southcentral Alaska
An escaped lawn burn destroyed a storage shed in Homer on Sunday and there were three more grass fires reported in the Mat-Su Valley over the weekend, evidence that wildland fire season has officially arrived in Southcentral Alaska. With the… Read More ›
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Grass fires in Mat-Su Valley are evidence that exposed fuels are ready to burn
The recent, rapid snow melt has ushered in the grass fire season in the Mat-Su Valley. Property owners need to get a Division of Forestry burn permit and follow the safe burning guidelines listed on it if they are burning… Read More ›
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State forestry burn permits required starting April 1
Don’t let Mother Nature fool you with all that snow still on the ground, Alaska’s wildland fire season officially starts on Thursday, April 1. While much of Alaska is still buried under a thick blanket of snow, state law requires… Read More ›
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