AK Fire Info

Map of Donnelly Training Area and location of debris piles BLM Alaska Fire Service and U.S. Army Alaska are planning to burn starting Feb. 10 and continuing, as long as conditions allow, until March 12.

BLM AFS, USARAK to Burn Debris Piles on Military Lands near Delta Junction

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on February 8, 2018

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… Read More ›

Alaska’s first wildfire of 2018 reported in Southeast Alaska

By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on February 5, 2018

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… Read More ›

BLM Alaska Fire Service drone pilot Jason Brooks readies the quadcopter for take off before flying over the North Robertson Fire near Tok on June 10, 2017.

Taking Flight: Alaska pioneers use of drones on wildland fires

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on November 17, 2017

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… Read More ›

Map showing the location of the burn piles south of Delta Junction.

BLM Alaska Fire Service, U.S. Army To Burn Debris Piles near Delta Junction

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on November 9, 2017

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… Read More ›

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 Oct. 31.

BLM Alaska Fire Service, U.S. Army To Burn Debris Piles on Military Lands

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on September 28, 2017

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… Read More ›

Members of the Type 2 EFF Upper Tanana #2 Crew line up to grid for hot spots on the Caribou Fire near the Canadian Border on Sept. 11, 2017. Photo by Neal Charlie//Alaska Division of Forestry

Last of the EFF crews to return from Lower 48 fire Sunday

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on September 22, 2017

(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… Read More ›

Small wildfire near Chisana draws response from State Forestry

By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on September 17, 2017

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… Read More ›

This Alaska Interagency Coordination Center map shows the location of the 31 active fires in Alaska as of Sept. 15, 2017.

Forestry works on new fire near Nenana

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on September 15, 2017

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… Read More ›

Two new fires keep firefighters busy in Copper River Basin Thursday

By BLM Alaska Fire Service on August 11, 2017

A Division of Forestry heliattack crew, eight BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers and four water-scooping Fire Boss airplanes rushed to aggressively attack a wildfire burning 17 miles east of Lake Louise Thursday evening. It was the second fire of the… Read More ›

Jet load of crews head south to help with busy fire season