The Alaska Department of Fish & Game, in cooperation with State Forestry, plans to again burn the cleared fields in the Panoramic and Gerstle Field Complexes of the Delta Junction Bison Range. The prescribed fires will be implemented when the weather and availability of Forestry staff align with conditions dry enough to carry fire. This […]
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Prescribed burns planned for Delta Junction Bison Range to improve wildlife habitat
April 18, 2018 
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BLM AFS and USARAK to Conduct Prescribed Burn Near Delta Junction
April 13, 2018 Comments Off on BLM AFS and USARAK to Conduct Prescribed Burn Near Delta Junction
The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), will implement prescribed fires in the Donnelly Training Area (DTA) and the Gerstle River Training Area (GRTA) near Delta Junction starting as early as Tuesday, April 17. As weather conditions allow, prescribed burning may continue through […]
Continue readingBLM AFS, USARAK to Burn Debris Piles on Military Lands near Delta Junction
February 8, 2018 Comments Off on BLM AFS, USARAK to Burn Debris Piles on Military Lands near Delta Junction
The U. S. Army Alaska, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service, will burn large piles of woody debris created in 2013 in the Donnelly Training Area (DTA) on the west side of the Delta River approximately five miles southwest of Delta Junction. Burning operations may start as early Saturday, Feb. […]
Continue reading Alaska’s first wildfire of 2018 reported in Southeast Alaska
February 5, 2018 Comments Off on Alaska’s first wildfire of 2018 reported in Southeast Alaska
Alaska’s first wildfire of the season was reported on Sunday in Southeast Alaska and drew a response from a handful of U.S. Forest Service firefighters. The 1.1-acre Lucky Me Fire was reported Sunday afternoon on the southern end of Douglas Island near Juneau. The fire was approximately 100 feet from a residential structure in the […]
Continue reading Taking Flight: Alaska pioneers use of drones on wildland fires
November 17, 2017 Comments Off on Taking Flight: Alaska pioneers use of drones on wildland fires
Alaska wildland firefighters pioneered the use of unmanned aerial systems, or drones, on fires across the country this summer to help provide fire crew support, hot spot detection and mapping. Statewide, the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska owns 17 of the small, 3D Robotic Solo quadcopters, including the nine allocated to BLM Alaska Fire […]
Continue reading BLM Alaska Fire Service, U.S. Army To Burn Debris Piles near Delta Junction
November 9, 2017 Comments Off on BLM Alaska Fire Service, U.S. Army To Burn Debris Piles near Delta Junction
Nov. 14, 2017 Update: This prescribed burning of debris piles was suspended indefinitely due to weather conditions – specifically an estimated foot of snow that fell in the Delta and Gerstle River training areas over the weekend. BLM Alaska Fire Service officials will reevaluate the burn plan in the spring when conditions are more conducive […]
Continue reading BLM Alaska Fire Service, U.S. Army To Burn Debris Piles on Military Lands
September 28, 2017 Comments Off on BLM Alaska Fire Service, U.S. Army To Burn Debris Piles on Military Lands
The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), will be burning piles of woody debris on Fort Wainwright main post and military training areas south of Fairbanks. Burning operations may start as early as Saturday, Sept. 30 and will continue, as conditions allow, until […]
Continue reading Last of the EFF crews to return from Lower 48 fire Sunday
September 22, 2017 Comments Off on Last of the EFF crews to return from Lower 48 fire Sunday
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The final four of the 23 Type 2 emergency firefighter crews (EFF) who have fought fire in the Lower 48 this year are returning to Alaska Sunday afternoon after spending two weeks working on a wildfire in Montana. The returning crews – Nulato, Marshall, Upper Tanana #2 and Fairbanks #1 – are […]
Continue reading Small wildfire near Chisana draws response from State Forestry
September 17, 2017 Comments Off on Small wildfire near Chisana draws response from State Forestry
The Alaska Division of Forestry has deployed a small squad of firefighters to respond to a 1-acre wildfire approximately 100 miles northeast of Glennallen. The fire, dubbed the Red Hill Fire, was reported by a local resident from the remote community of Chisana at about 5 p.m. on Saturday. The fire is located about 2 […]
Continue reading Forestry works on new fire near Nenana
September 15, 2017 Comments Off on Forestry works on new fire near Nenana
Fairbanks Area Forestry firefighters are working on a small fire burning along the Tanana River 15 miles downriver from Nenana. The new fire is one of 31 active fires in Alaska and underscores the continued potential for new fires especially as the fall weather dries out dead and decaying fuels, making them susceptible to new […]
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