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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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Two new fires burning near Fort Yukon, Livengood
The BLM AFS Upper Yukon Zone is managing two new fires that cropped up within two hours of each other. People from Fort Yukon may see smoke from the nearby Toussaint Island Fire (#244) while Elliott Highway motorists may see… Read More ›
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More firefighters to join efforts on fires south of Manley Hot Springs
Two crews will join the efforts to protect cabins and Native allotments that are in the area of the Mooseheart and Zitziana River fires burning south of Manley Hot Springs. The Type 1 BLM AFS Chena Hotshots and the Type… Read More ›
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BLM AFS mobilizing firefighters and aircraft for fires burning south of Manley
The BLM AFS is mobilizing firefighters and aircraft to assess the situation in case Native allotments and cabins along the Tanana River and a nearby lake south of Manley Hot Springs need to be protected after the Zitziana River Fire… Read More ›
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Tanana Valley may see more smoke in coming days
Tanana reported the presence of a smoke haze this morning that may move farther west in the next couple of days. Large fires burning across central Alaska have grown in the past few days, producing smoke that will likely waft… Read More ›
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Firefighters continue to wrap things up on fires as conditions moderate
Fire activity has moderated throughout much of Alaska thanks to a combination of decreased lightning activity and scattered showers in many places. While some places received wetting rain, others, such as Central Interior Alaska, remain dry and will likely stay… Read More ›
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Firefighters remain on a handful of fires as work wraps up on others
Firefighters are wrapping up work on multiple fires as conditions are starting to moderate in many parts of the state. Of the 11 fires staffed on Saturday morning, seven are expected to see firefighters finish their work and head home… Read More ›
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Interior Alaska communities may see smoke from multiple fires
Interior communities may see smoke drifting from multiple fires across Central Alaska Saturday afternoon. People in Fairbanks may have noticed a haze Saturday morning. The air quality may worsen in the afternoon as fire activity typically picks up. Wildfire smoke… Read More ›
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Suppression efforts knock down fires burning near Lake Minchumina, Wein Lake
Aided by retardant and water drops, smokejumpers were able knock down two fires burning 50 miles apart near Lake Minchumina and Wein Lake in Interior Alaska. The Minchumina Fire (#213), burning on the southwest side of the Interior lake was… Read More ›
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BLM AFS working on fire 22 miles northwest of Fort Yukon
The BLM Alaska Fire Service is working on a 15-acre fire burning 22 miles northwest of Fort Yukon. On Wednesday, a load of eight smokejumpers, two water-scooping Fire Bosses and an air attack airplane used to coordinate the fire suppression… Read More ›
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BLM AFS mopping up trio of fires; monitoring many others
BLM Alaska Fire Service firefighters are mopping up a trio of fires Wednesday including one that had threatened Huslia Tuesday evening. Lightning continues to be the main component of new fire starts for the past three days. There were 28… Read More ›
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