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The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (AFS) located at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, provides wildland fire suppression services for over 244 million acres of Department of the Interior and Native Corporation Lands in Alaska. In addition, AFS has other statewide responsibilities that include: interpretation of fire management policy; oversight of the BLM Alaska Aviation program; fuels management projects; and operating and maintaining advanced communication and computer systems such as the Alaska Lightning Detection System. AFS also maintains a National Incident Support Cache with a $10 million inventory. The Alaska Fire Service provides wildland fire suppression services for America’s “Last Frontier” on an interagency basis with the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Military in Alaska.
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BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumper training jumps start March 27
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Recruitment for BLM AFS North Star Fire Crew is open for 2023 season
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BLM to burn debris along the Dalton Highway for forest health and wildfire management
Smoke may be visible along the Dalton Highway FAIRBANKS, Alaska – In mid- to late October, the Bureau of Land Management’s Fairbanks District and Alaska Fire Service personnel will burn woody debris piles near the Dalton Highway at Mileposts 62 and 180… Read More ›
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BLM AFS, USARAK to burn debris piles on military lands in Interior Alaska
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BLM will burn piles near Tanacross for forest health and wildfire management
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Yukon Flats wildfires remain very active second day in row
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Wildfires show extreme behavior in northeastern Alaska due to dry, warm conditions
While rains have swept through a majority of Alaska, they have largely avoided northeastern Alaska which remains the warmest, driest part of the state. The area hasn’t seen a new fire since July 29, but existing wildfires in the Yukon Flats remain very active while other fires in the rest of the state are largely dormant.
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2022 East Fork Fire highlights importance of proactive firefighting
The 2022 East Fork Fire is the largest fire in recorded history in the Yukon Delta area. Precipitation throughout the year usually prevents large wildfires around the area’s communities, but a recent drought lead to extremely dry surface vegetation that… Read More ›
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BLM rescinds fire closure order to prohibit access to western White Mountains National Recreation Area
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Temporary prohibition on open fires rescinded by BLM Fairbanks District Office and Glennallen Field Office